Yemeni Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sareya issued a statement on a social media platform on the evening of the 6th saying that the group had repelled multiple advances by Saudi Arabia-supported Yemeni government forces in the direction of the strategic location of the Strait of Mande. The statement said that the Houthis fought with government forces trying to advance towards positions near the Mander Strait, forcing the other side to retreat. The Houthis fired 10 ballistic missiles at government troop concentrations and reinforcements during the battle, killing and injuring dozens of government soldiers and destroying several military vehicles. On the same day, Sareya said in another statement explaining the war situation that the Houthis had repelled government forces trying to attack Houthi positions in Taiz province.

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