Yemen and the Red Sea

Houthi commanders reported killed on Kahboub front near Bab al-Mandab

ATTACK
Location
Kahboub front near Bab al-Mandab
Actors
Houthis
Importance
Standard

Houthi-aligned mourning named Brig. Gen. Firaq Mohsen al-Assar (Abu Saqr al-Qafr), commander of the First Commando Brigade, his chief of staff Abu Shuaib al-Qafr, and commander Abu Rahal al-Iryani as killed on the Kahboub front near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Al-Assar and six escorts were reported killed.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Houthi loyalists mourn senior commanders killed on Kahboub front

Single OSINT monitor post; who killed the commanders and the precise site are not independently corroborated.