Viral Video of "Residents of Al-Turbah City in Yemen Welcoming Houthi Forces".. What is its Truth?

- A video has spread on social media, amid claims of its connection to the reception of Houthi forces by the residents of a city in the vital province of Taiz in southwestern Yemen. The 27-second video has garnered hundreds of thousands of views on X, showing crowded streets, vehicles, and cheering crowds.

Posts on X claimed that the scenes depicted a warm and welcoming reception for the Houthi forces by the residents of the city of "Turbah" in southern Taiz. When we conducted a reverse search, there was an older version dated September 22, during the time of the Houthis' takeover of the strategic city of Al-Mokha overlooking the Red Sea.

Upon examining the elements of the circulated video, we noticed the presence of several signs related to the city of Al-Mokha, including a sign that read "Al-As'ad Pharmacy," which is located at this point on Google Maps. The video's spread coincided with reports about the Houthis' control over the city of "Turbah" on Sunday.

The city plays an important role in transporting supplies to the Yemeni government-aligned forces in Taiz province. Earlier on Sunday, the internationally recognized Yemeni government announced the start of a large-scale military operation described as the "Liberation Battle," aimed at repelling the advances made by the Houthi group since last month along the Red Sea coast.