In brief
Xinhua reports that Houthi‑controlled Mocha in Yemen’s Taiz province was hit by airstrikes on Wednesday, attributing them to Saudi aggression while claiming no immediate casualties. The Saudi‑led coalition has made no comment. The attack follows recent Houthi gains in southern Yemen.
Airstrikes reportedly struck the Houthi‑controlled port city of Mocha in Yemen's southwestern Taiz province on Wednesday, according to Xinhua and Houthi‑run al‑Masirah TV, with no immediate casualties reported.
According to Xinhua, the Houthi channel said what it described as "Saudi aggression warplanes" carried out a series of strikes on the coastal city, including four blasts targeting the headquarters of a local security command. Local residents told Xinhua that powerful explosions were heard across Mocha as warplanes struck areas where Houthi forces had recently deployed personnel and equipment.
The incident remains unconfirmed by Saudi authorities, who have not issued a comment following the reported strikes.
The Houthis seized Mocha on September 10, 2026, during a rapid southward advance along Yemen's western Red Sea coast and have since captured the Bab al‑Mandab area and Mayyun Island, a strategic point linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.
Yemen has been mired in conflict since 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa and much of northern Yemen; a Saudi‑led coalition intervened in 2015 to support the internationally recognized Yemeni government.
