Yemen and the Red Sea

Houthi Al-Masirah shows interior of UAE-built Mayyun/Perim air base at Bab el-Mandeb (uncontested access claim)

MOVEMENT
Location
Mayyun (Perim) Island UAE-built air base area, Bab el-Mandeb (island±3km; hangar/runway pin unpublished)
Actors
Houthis · Yemen (internationally recognized government)
Importance
Standard

On 28 Sep 2026 (~18:00 UTC), Houthi outlet Al-Masirah published footage it said showed its journalists moving unopposed inside the Emirati-built air base on Mayyun (Perim) Island in Bab el-Mandeb, per Hamer Intel alert 24401. No fighting, airstrikes, or casualties reported in that release; narrative is uncontested access. No immediate UAE/Saudi/Western military corroboration or satellite imagery cited in open channels that window. Distinct from live Sep 11 Perim island seizure evt_b0677b42 — this is a later operational/propaganda claim of interior base access. JMIC Update 100 (27 Sep) already states Houthis remain in control of Mayun/Perim and command both Bab channels after 10–12 Sep seizures.

Why it matters

Operational Bab node: Houthi media claim uncontested access inside the UAE-built Mayyun runway/base — fills 28 Sep map gap after catalog froze on 26 Sep, reinforcing JMIC control assessment without a new shipping kinetic.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Reports: Houthis Claim Access to UAE Mayyun Base at Bab el-Mandeb, JMIC Advisory Note Update 100 (27 September 2026) — Southern Red Sea & Bab el Mandeb control, New flash point in Iran war: A narrow strait called the ‘Gate of Tears’

UNVERIFIED Al-Masirah claim of uncontested journalist access inside UAE-built Mayyun air base via Hamer Intel 24401. No Emirati/Saudi/Western confirmation or cited satellite imagery in that window. Consistent with JMIC 100 control of Mayun/Perim after mid-Sep seizures and LA Times 27 Sep Bab flash-point framing, but base-interior footage itself unconfirmed.