Situational Report

SITREP — 6 October 2026

07 Oct 2026   /   Jamal A.

YEMEN

  • Over 270 fighters killed in 24 hours, per both sides. Government forces said they retook Mocha; the Houthis denied losing ground.
  • Houthis struck Al-Dughayrir camp in Jizan and Aden airport; a missile was downed over Khamis Mushait. They warned airlines off Saudi airspace.
  • Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan activated the Mecca defence pact.
  • Al-Sharaa met MBS in Riyadh on reconstruction, investment and regional files. Unconfirmed reports said Riyadh asked Damascus to send fighters to Yemen.

IRAN / HORMUZ

  • A third tanker in two days was hit near Hormuz.
  • Pezeshkian ruled out talks with the US. Vance said Iran must cut enrichment capacity to end the war.
  • Iran replaced its oil minister as crude loadings halted.
  • Iran said US strikes damaged 111 petrochemical and pharmaceutical sites. Brent back above $100.

ETHIOPIA

  • Airstrikes killed at least 17 overnight in Tigray, nine in Adwa and eight in Sheraro. Attribution unconfirmed.
  • Federal forces retook Alula Aba Nega airport in Mekelle. Shops, phone and internet are returning after a week-long cut.
  • Abiy, sworn in for a new term, insisted Ethiopia must have Red Sea access.

UKRAINE–RUSSIA

  • Two Russian drones hit a Turkish-owned civilian grain vessel in neutral waters, setting it on fire.
  • Russian drones struck Kyiv’s Pivdennyi Bridge for the fourth time in two days and hit the Pivnichnyi Bridge.