The Southern Giants Forces revealed today the details of a specialized shipment of materials and equipment designated for military manufacturing, which had been seized by one of their naval patrols stationed in the Bab al-Mandab sector, yesterday Tuesday, July 14, 2026 AD, aboard a smuggling boat on its way to the terrorist Houthi militia in Al-Hudaydah Governorate.
The naval patrol affiliated with the Southern Giants Forces succeeded in this specialized operation in intercepting the smuggling boat, seizing the shipment, and arresting its crew consisting of seven sailors from the smugglers affiliated with the Houthi militia; they were detained and referred along with the seized items to the competent authorities to complete the legal procedures.
The seized shipment contains advanced military manufacturing tools and equipment, and precision parts used in equipping weapons factories affiliated with the militia; it included computer numerical control (CNC) machines designated for shaping aluminum structures, which are used in manufacturing winged unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) and rocket structures, as well as engines specific to jet aircraft, in addition to spare parts and supplies for mortar weapons and sniper rifles, and precise optical inspection and measurement devices specific to quality control (QC), along with tools and equipment for tunnel drilling and rock fragmentation, and lifting machines and hydraulic presses designated for military industrial works.
Member of the Presidential Leadership Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Armed Forces, Abdul Rahman Al-Muharami Abu Zara, praised this major security achievement by the members of the naval patrols of the Southern Giants Forces, emphasizing the necessity of doubling efforts and raising the level of vigilance in combating smuggling and drying up its sources, in order to ensure the severance of the maritime supply artery to the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia.
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🔹 The Giants Forces revealed on Wednesday details of the shipment seized in the Bab al-Mandab area during an attempt to smuggle it to the terrorist Houthi group.
🔹 It clarified that the shipment includes advanced military manufacturing equipment, among them rocket structures and equipment used in the production of drones and jet aircraft.
🔹 It stated that the seized items included CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machines dedicated to shaping aluminum structures used in the manufacture of drones and rocket structures.
🔹 The shipment also contained engines for jet aircraft, spare parts, and supplies specific to mortar weapons and sniper rifles.
🔹 It added that the shipment included precise optical inspection and measurement devices for quality control, along with tunnel drilling equipment, rock fragmentation tools, and hydraulic lifting and pressing machines.
🔹 The Giants Forces had announced on Tuesday the interception of a smuggling boat and the seizure of the shipment in Bab al-Mandab, in the second operation of its kind within half a month.
🔹 It confirmed that the naval patrol arrested the boat's crew, consisting of seven sailors, whom it said were affiliated with the terrorist Houthi group.
🔹 The accused, along with the seized items, were referred to the competent authorities to complete legal procedures, according to a statement from the Media Center of the Giants Forces.
https://x.com/majhar_net/status/2077505636753879207
Southern Giants Brigades
The Southern Giants Brigades (Arabic: الوية العمالقة الجنوبية, romanized: Alwiyat al-Amaliqa al-Janubia), better known as the Giants Brigades, is a pro-government militia in Yemen. Its fighters are predominantly tribesmen from southern Yemen, particularly from the Lahej, Abyan and Dhale governorates. They include Salafi students of Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi’i’s Dar al-hadith religious institute in Dammaj, Saada that were expelled by the Houthis in early 2014. The militia is part of the Yemeni Joint Forces and is the largest faction in the formation. The Giants Brigades also received extensive support from the United Arab Emirates militarily and financially.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Giants_Brigades
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