New footage shows Houthi fighters in Yemen showing off a captured US-made Oshkosh M-ATV, a mine-resistant armored vehicle built to protect troops from roadside bombs, mines, and ambushes. The video, shot in foggy, rocky terrain, includes interior and exterior close-ups, Arabic chants, and a fighter standing on top of the vehicle raising an antenna in celebration. The vehicle was designed to shield forces fighting the Houthis, yet it has now become part of their captured arsenal. According to reports, it was among the equipment seized from Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces during the Houthis' western coast offensive, notably around the Red Sea port of Mokha.

The Houthis captured Mokha on September 10 after a rapid offensive along the coast, and videos from the area showed M-ATVs among the vehicles taken. There is no independent confirmation of how many were captured or what condition they are in. This is not the first time such vehicles have changed hands, as M-ATVs bearing Saudi National Guard markings appeared in Houthi hands in earlier fighting. The front line has also kept shifting, because Yemen's Defense Ministry has since said government forces recaptured Mokha. The footage is clearly meant as propaganda to show momentum, so how much it reflects the real balance of power in Yemen's civil war is an open question.