On Oct 5 local time, pro-government Yemeni forces the Giant Brigade and Shield
of the Homeland, with air support, retook the strategic Dhubab area near the Bab
al-Mandeb Strait. Earlier reports said the units had been advancing around the
strait, engaging in heavy fighting with Houthi forces in Dhubab and were close
to fully cutting off Houthi supply lines to the area.