| Security & Military Events Table (20–26 December 2025) | ||
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| Day | Date | Security & Military |
| Saturday | 20/12/2025 |
Shabwa – Al-Musayn'ah (Approx.): Al-Qaeda elements launched an attack on a Southern Forces (Shabwa Defense) position in the Al-Musayn'ah area using mortar shells and snipers, covering the areas of Al-Qan'ah, Al-Jubayl, and Al-Hajr. The forces repelled the attack and conducted sweep operations to pursue the elements. Al-Dhalea – Northwest of the governorate (Approx.): Southern Forces responded to Houthi artillery shelling in the northwest of the governorate and targeted militia تجمعات in the area. The Houthis said two people were killed in Southern Forces artillery fire from the Al-Oud area. Marib: Yemen’s Ministry of Interior announced the arrest of the leader of a Houthi cell in Marib, allegedly involved in manufacturing explosive devices and targeting civilian and military leaders. |
| Sunday | 21/12/2025 |
Al-Dhalea – Batar Front (Approx.): A Southern Forces soldier was wounded by Houthi sniper fire on the Batar front in the northwest of the governorate. Lahj – Al-Musaymir (Ahamah) (Approx.): The Houthi militia shelled citizens’ homes indiscriminately in the Ahamah area of Al-Musaymir District. Taiz – Mawiyah (Approx.): A child was killed and four others injured when a hand grenade exploded in Mawiyah District, according to local media. Ibb – Al-Sayyani (Approx.): The Houthi group established a fortified camp and a missile platform in the highlands of Al-Sayyani District, and declared Jabal Al-Mahallah a closed military zone run by Houthi elements coming from Saada, Amran, and Sanaa. |
| Monday | 22/12/2025 |
Shabwa – Ataq/‘Arin Road (Approx.): Brig. Gen. Fawzi Al-Saadi, commander of the 3rd Shabwa Defense Brigade, survived an IED explosion that targeted his convoy on the Ataq–‘Arin road. Abyan – Lawdar (Approx.): Three soldiers were injured at a Security Belt Forces camp in Lawdar District as a result of a drone attack believed to belong to Al-Qaeda. |
| Tuesday | 23/12/2025 |
Hadramout – Al-Khasha'ah (Wadi Hadramout) (Approx.): Southern forces from the Nation’s Shield deployed in the Al-Khasha'ah area of Wadi Hadramout in a unilateral move by the Southern Transitional Council, as part of task distribution. |
| Wednesday | 24/12/2025 |
Lahj – Al-Hadd Front, Yafa‘ (Approx.): A Southern Forces soldier was killed on the Al-Hadd front in Yafa‘ after being targeted by a Houthi drone, according to a military source speaking to South24 Center. Hadramout – Al-Khasha'ah (Approx.): The 5th Support and Reinforcement Brigade command seized four illegal oil refining stations in Al-Khasha'ah, Hadramout, said to be owned by individuals from northern governorates. |
| Thursday | 25/12/2025 |
Lahj – Tor Al-Baha (Approx.): Southern Forces thwarted a Houthi infiltration attempt on the border front of Tor Al-Baha, resulting in material and human losses among the Houthi militia. Hadramout – Wadi Nuhb (Ghayl Bin Yamin) (Approx.): Hadrami Elite Security Support Forces carried out a security operation in Wadi Nuhb, Ghayl Bin Yamin District, to pursue tribal gunmen in an “illegal” camp. Sources told Aden Independent Channel that 12 soldiers were injured during the operation. Hadramout – Wadi Aydh (near Al-Shihr – Ghayl Bin Yamin) (Approx.): Five members of the Hadrami Elite were killed in an armed ambush in Wadi Aydh near Al-Shihr. The Second Military Region said gunmen led by “Salem Al-Ghurabi” carried out the “treacherous ambush” and vowed a harsh response. Hadramout – Wadi Hadramout Airspace (Approx.): Saudi aircraft conducted sorties over areas of Wadi Hadramout. Eyewitnesses documented a warplane flying over Ghayl Bin Yamin. |
| Friday | 26/12/2025 |
Hadramout – Wadi Nuhb (Ghayl Bin Yamin) (Approx.): Two Saudi warplanes carried out two airstrikes on a military site belonging to the Hadrami Elite Forces in Wadi Nuhb in the Ghayl Bin Yamin area. Hadramout – Al-Abr/Al-Wadi‘ah (Approx.): Sources told South24 Center that Saudi-backed forces continue to mobilize military units and fighters to the areas of Al-Abr and Al-Wadi‘ah. |
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