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🇾🇪Yemen civil war update - Taizz direction - Ansarullah forces are actively advancing onto Jabal Han as media surfaced of PLC/ Saudi strikes against Houthi fighters in the northern part of the mountain. - However, the situation is too fluid to put Jabal Han entirely under Houthi control as government forces could still hold positions around the vicinity. - North of Jabal Han, Ansarullah has captured the villages of Ar Rujmah and Madarat, Houthi fighters are now trying to reach Camp Mattar al- Qadim. - +0.7 sq miles to Ansarullah
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🇺🇦🇷🇺Ukraine war update - Dobropillya front - Following months of fighting the Russian military has captured the villages of Matyasheve and Dobropillya, as well as establishing control over the quarry northwest of Bilytske. - Russian forces are infiltrating Dobropillya city, with footage showing Russian personnel waving flags in eastern and western residential areas. Reports of the city's complete capture are premature. - +5.67 sq miles to Russia
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🇾🇪Yemen civil war update - Lahij direction - Ansarullah has begun advancing southeast into the Al-Mudarabah Wa Al Arah district in southwestern Lahij, reaching the Turbat Abi al-Asrar area. - +97.4 sq miles to Ansarullah
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🇾🇪Yemen civil war update - Taizz direction - Ansarullah, advancing along the Taizz- Aden highway, has established a foothold in Taizz’s western Al- Mudhaffar district as the Al- Hanjar checkpoint and prison came under their control. -Further south, Ansarullah forces continue to advance into the mountainous Jabal Sabr region of Sabir Al-Mawadim, as they have reportedly captured the village of Aqan and other small hamlets in the Al Misrakh junction. - +4.33 sq miles to Ansarullah
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🇪🇹Ethiopia civil war update - Tigray direction - The TPLF/TDF has lost control over virtually every major city and town in the Tigray region, following the fall of the remaining large urban areas of Aksum and Adwa to ENDF and TPF control. - The ENDF/TPF have also captured numerous other settlements throughout the Tigray region such as Wkro, Idaga Arbi, Adi Nebreied, Feres May, Nebelet, and continue to advance along multiple axis towards the international border. - +959 sq miles to the ENDF
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🇾🇪Yemen civil war update - Taizz direction - Ansarullah has secured control over the rest of the Taizz- Aden road and the Jabal Habashi district southwest of Taizz city. The town of Al Misrakh has also fallen to Houthi control. - Ansarullah forces are now advancing south of Taizz where they have captured the village of As Sarari, located along the Jabal Sabr mountain range in the Sabir Al- Mawadim district. - +41.4 sq miles to Ansarullah
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🇪🇹Ethiopia civil war update - Tigray direction - The Ethiopian army has reached the international border with Eritrea following its capture of the towns of Adigrat, Fadi, and Zalambessa. - In central and western Tigray, the TDF have withdrawn from their temporary capital Adwa. ENDF forces have also captured Adi Dairo northwest of the town of Shire. - +271.3 sq miles to the ENDF
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🇺🇦🇷🇺Ukraine war update - Southern Donetsk/Dnipro direction - The Ukrainian military continues their offensive operations around the town of Komar and in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast where they have since captured the towns of Filiya and Maliivka. - In the Komar direction, Ukrainian forces have captured the settlements of Zaporizhzhya and Shevchenko as well as advancing along the eastern bank of the Mokri Yaly river and entering Fedorivka. - +28.6 sq miles to Ukraine
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🇾🇪Yemen civil war update - Taizz direction - Ansarullah has eliminated the bridgehead southwest of Taizz city, further pushing into the Jabal Habashi district and capturing the Yufrus subdistrict. - +41.2 sq miles to Ansarullah
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🇪🇹Ethiopia civil war update - Tigray direction - ENDF/TPF forces have captured the towns of Hawzen, Idaga Hamus, and Shire as a result of TDF troops withdrawing from the settlements. - The ENDF/TPF has now entered the town of Adigrat following another TDF withdrawal, Eritrean military personnel are also retreating back toward the border. - +667.4 sq miles to the ENDF
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🇪🇹Ethiopia civil war update - Tigray direction - ENDF forces are advancing further into Tigray as they have captured the towns of Wukro and Abiy Addi. In western Tigray, TDF withdrew from Shire, although it’s unclear if ENDF forces have entered the town yet. - In northeastern Tigray, the Eritrean military has created their own buffer zone along the ANURF operational pocket. Eritrean soldiers have been spotted operating in towns such as Adigrat and Idaga Hamus. - +994 sq miles to the ENDF
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🇾🇪Yemen civil war update - Southern Taizz direction - Ansarullah forces have eliminated the second pocket south of Taizz, bringing the Al Mawasit and Silw districts under their control. Houthi forces have also captured the sub-districts of Bani Yusuf, Gawhan Qadas, and Qadas. - Meanwhile, Houthi forces have begun advancing toward Al Misrakh and along the Taizz-Aden road southwest of the town. Ansarullah has also started to consolidate its positions in the mountainous area within the bridgehead southwest of Taizz city. - +99.25 sq miles to Ansarullah
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🇲🇱Mali civil war update - Kidal direction - The Malian military alongside Russia’s Africa Corps have captured Kidal in northeastern Mali after FLA/JNIM rebels withdrew their forces from the town.
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🇺🇦🇷🇺Ukraine war update - Sumy front - After months of fighting, Russian forces failed to consolidate in the forested areas north of Sumy and were pushed back from Myropillya toward the international border. - Following successful counterattacks, Ukrainian forces recaptured the villages of Mala Korchakivka, Korchakivka, and Nova Sich. Fighting is now centered around Andriivka and Yunakivka. - +13.61 sq miles to Ukraine
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🇾🇪Yemen civil war update - Taizz direction - Ansarullah has completely encircled the city of Taizz as well as encircling PLC formations around the town of Bani Tusuf -With Taizz city no longer a problem Houthi forces will likely begin advancing south toward Aden where fighting for Ala Sharjab has already begun. - +85.7 sq miles to Ansarullah
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🇾🇪Yemen civil war update - Mocha Direction - Saudi backed PLC forces alongside the Southern Giants brigade have recaptured the Bab Al- Mandeb Strait along with retaking Murad and the Dubab Airport. - The front remains extremely fluid with conflicting reports emerging from both sides as PLC forces as well as Ansarullah continue to launch localized attacks throughout the Dubab area.
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