🇸🇦❌🇾🇪 — Scenes from Sana'a, capital of Ansarallah-controlled Yemen. The RSAF airstrikes targeted a site south of the capital.

🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 — Another POV of the RSAF airstrikes against a site south of Sana'a, capital of Ansarallah-controlled Yemen.

🇸🇦❌🇾🇪 — Two sites south of Sana'a, capital of Ansarallah-controlled Yemen were struck.

🇸🇦🕋⚡️ — Attempted suicide bombing reported at the Kaaba praying center, at the Great Mosque, Makkah, central KSA. The suicide bombing was foiled.

🏴⚡️ — This week has been very irregular as far as attacks by non-state actors go:

- Attempted bombing of RAF Fairford, UK
- Attempted hijacking of FlyDubai B737M8 en route to Tel Aviv
- Attempted suicide bombing of the Kaaba praying center

🇸🇦🕋⚡️ — The Kaaba suicide bomber was apprehended by security forces at the King Abdulaziz Gate, Makkah's Grand Mosque's southern entrance.

Geolocation credit: Zaryan OSINT

🇮🇶🇮🇶🇺🇸⚡️ — Islamic Resistance in Iraq announces fourteen sorties by U.S. military aircraft were conducted in Iraqi airspace on September 30.

F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter jets flew above Baghdad, Basra, and Erbil. E-11A BACN communications aircraft and KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft flew above Mosul, Anbar, and Basra. Unspecified UAVs flew above Baghdad, Kirkuk, and the Iraq-Syria Al-Qa'im border crossing.

🌍🇪🇬🇪🇹🇪🇷⚡️ — The African Union released a statement regarding the ongoing rise of tension in the Horn of Africa between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Eritrea.

🇺🇸🇾🇪⚡️ — U.S. Department of Justice announces U.S. Department of Energy employee 51-year old Ashton Hamad Ellaboudy was arrested this morning for attempting to provide material aid to Yemen's Ansarallah. Ellaboudy attempted to assist Ansarallah in improving its communications and had purchased components for homemade explosives and UAVs.

The signs started in December 2024, when he called in sick to work due to exposure to bomb-making chemicals. In September 2025, he traveled to Ansarallah-controlled Yemen. Ellaboudy also communicated with an FBI confidential human source posing as an Ansarallah operative, and guided him on communications integration and assisted him in acquiring equipment for a mobile communications center.

🇸🇦❌🇾🇪 — Yemeni National Army's spokesman Brigadier General Majid Abdullah al-Nuzaili announces "high-value" targets were struck in Sana'a, capital of Ansarallah-controlled Yemen.

It appears that KSA is having the PLC take responsibility for these strikes in an attempt to avoid Ansarallah's response.

🇸🇦🕋⚡️ — Saudi General Security announces the arrest of an individual in Makkah for "violating public decency" and "inciting debauchery and immorality among people". Saudi General Security indirectly denied reports of an attempted suicide bombing, saying that "claims circulating about the incident are false".

🇾🇪❌🇾🇪 — Explosions in Aden, capital of PLC-controlled Yemen. Ansarallah UAV strike.

🇺🇸⚡️ — Raytheon has been awarded a five-year contact with two extra option years valued up to $24.4B to further production of U.S. Navy SM-6 interceptors.

This comes amidst depletion of the munition due to the Iran war, shrinking from a pre-war inventory of 1160 to an inventory of 790-970 in April, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. More SM-6 interceptors have been used since April, further depleting the munition.

🇾🇪❌🇾🇪 — Six explosions were heard at one target in al-Burayqah, on the western outskirts of Aden, capital of PLC-controlled Yemen.

Air defenses were active but were recorded missing UAVs prior to impact.

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡️ — Saudi-led "Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen" spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki announces the interception of one Ansarallah ballistic missile launched towards Khamis Mushait, likely targeting King Khalid AB.

🇸🇦🇾🇪⚡️ — Something has changed regarding Saudi acknowledgement of Ansarallah strikes. Alerts don't seem to sound anymore for minor attacks, and we are now getting un-timed statements announcing interceptions instead of alerts that sound immediately after detecting missiles.

This, combined with KSA's extensive OPSEC program and harsh punishments for violating it, will make it tougher to track Ansarallah strikes against KSA.

🇺🇸🇶🇦🇸🇦⚡️ — Axios, citing two U.S. officials and one West Asia source, reports that the U.S. sent one MIM-104 Patriot air defense system each to Qatar and KSA to protect oil/gas infrastructure. One MIM-104 Patriot is at a "key oil facility" in KSA, and one is at a natural gas facility in Qatar.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — Axios, citing a U.S. official, reports that the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expediationary Unit have left San Diego Naval Base, California to deploy to West Asia. It is expected to arrive by the end of November.

Makin Island ARG consists of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island, San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage, and San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha.

They will bring 10 F-35B Lightning II fighter jets and around 2200 U.S. Marines.

🇾🇪🇸🇦❌🇾🇪 — PLC's Ministry of Defense has issued a statement warning vehicles to avoid using nineteen roadways in use by Ansarallah forces for transport and logistics in Ta'izz Governorate. Routes include roads around the Mokha-Dhubab area in the Red Sea coast, to several roads southeast, southwest, and northwest of Ta'izz.

All these roads are likely supporting Ansarallah's ongoing offensive against Ta'izz and are likely to be bombed by Royal Saudi Air Force fighters and PLC artillery.

List of roads:

Sana'a – Dhamar – Ibb – Al-Qa'idah – Al-Hawban – Qasr Roundabout Road
Al-Hawban – Al-Dimnah – Al-Rahidah – Hayfan – Al-Qubaytah – Al-Mafalis Road
Al-Akarah Junction – Al-Sittin – Shar'ab Al-Salam Junction – Shar'ab Al-Rawnah Junction Road
Shar'ab Al-Rawnah Junction – Al-Rubay'i – Hajdah – Al-Ka'b – Al-Barh – Mokha Junction Road.
Al-Aqrud – Sami' Road
Al-Ayyar – Jabal Habashi Road.
Shar'ab – Khadir Al-Sulami Road.
Hawra – Qawfalah – Sami' – Khadir Al-Badu Road
Al-Khadra – Qawfalah – Sami' – Khadir Al-Badu Road
Khadir Al-Sulami – Al-Salaf Road, from the western side
Qawfalah – Sarbit – Al-Salaf Road, from the eastern side
Al-Kadahah – Mawza – Al-Wazi'iyah – Mokha Road
Al-Wazi'iyah – Mawza – Dhubab Road
Wadi Al-Ghayl – Al-Wazi'iyah – Ghayl Bani Omar – Al-Ajram Area Road
Al-Shurayjah – Rasin Road
Al-Kadahah – Al-Rawnah Road
Wadi Ghayl Bani Omar Road
Al-Radf – Sha'bub – Mawza Road
Al-Zuwaym – Al-Ajand – Mawza Road

🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ — NYT, citing a Western security official, reports that around 10 anti-ship cruise missiles and 30 UAVs have been launched by Iran towards the Strait of Hormuz. 4 oil tankers have been hit according to the official, though UKMTO's tally is currently at 13.

U.S. fighter jets and attack helicopters have been active above the Strait of Hormuz to counter Iranian attacks, though some projectiles continue to impact ships.