🇾🇪 - Situation update in the Ta'izz direction: After nearly 24 hours of fighting, Ansarullah's offensive along the Ta'izz axis appears to have failed. Ansarullah initially achieved tactical gains, capturing several positions around the Bani Bakari Heights overlooking al-Qash‘ah and Jabal Nu'man. Following the advances in the heights west of Bani Bakari, Ansarullah forces pushed towards Jabal al-Rawa in an attempt to reach the As Safi crossroads. However, reinforcements from the Presidential Leadership Council, including the Giant Brigades and Homeland Shield Forces, launched a counteroffensive in the Bani Bakari sector, recapturing the lost positions and reversing all of Ansarullah's gains. The objective of the Ansarullah operation was clear: - Seize the Bani Bakari Heights and isolate Ta'izz from Jabal al-Rawa and As Safi. The Bani Bakari heights provided Ansarullah full fire control over the Ta'izz - As Safi road. - The al-Houthi forces would then attack Jabal al-Rawa and its crossroad As Safi just south, and had the surrounding high grounds around fallen, the main supply route linking Ta'izz to Dhubab and the Bab el-Mandeb corridor would have been severed. - The loss of the As Safi crossroad would have forced PLC forces to rely on the much longer coastal route from Aden to sustain Dhubab, the logistical hub for the National Resistance Forces operating along the Hays front. In turn, this would have placed the entire Hays direction at significant risk. Map key: Blue circle: Ta'izz. Yellow circle: Bani Bakari. Orange circle: As Safi. Red circle: Dhubab.