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Explosions heard in Mokha as Houthi TV reports government airstrikes near the Bab el-Mandeb

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Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV said government airstrikes hit Mokha and Dhubab district near the Bab el-Mandeb on Tuesday. An eyewitness in Mokha told AP she heard two explosions around 4 a.m., one near the port. The Yemeni military said it struck Houthi positions in Taiz governorate, without naming Mokha.

When
27 October 2026
Where
Mokha, Yemen (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
What
airstrike · military
Acting party
Government of Yemen (internationally recognised, Presidential Leadership Council)
Against
Ansar Allah (the Houthis)
Attribution
Attributed by independent sources. Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV said government aircraft carried out the strikes; the Yemeni military said it struck Houthi positions in Taiz without naming Mokha.
In the record
Published 2026-11-02 20:42 UTC · revision 1

Sources

  1. Origin of the claim Siasat Daily Media · Unaffiliated origin: Al-Masirah TV (Houthi) report · published 2026-10-27 00:00 UTC
  2. Evidence Siasat Daily Media · Unaffiliated origin: Eyewitness in Mokha speaking to AP · published 2026-10-27 00:00 UTC
  3. Origin of the claim Siasat Daily Media · Unaffiliated origin: Yemeni military statement on strikes in Taiz, 27 Oct · published 2026-10-27 00:00 UTC

History

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