81 dead as Yemen's Houthis push towards key strait: Sources
The UN said nearly 1,800 families fled as the rebels pressed attacks toward the Bab al-Mandab strait and the Mokha-Taiz road.
- Clashes between Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government forces have killed 81 combatants since Thursday, as rebels launched a ground assault near the Red Sea coast targeting the government-held port city of Mokha.
- Houthi forces are attempting to sever access to Mokha and advance toward the strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait, aiming to seize elevated positions overlooking government-held areas to control the Red Sea shipping lane.
- Military sources reported 24 government soldiers killed on the Red Sea coast and 15 in the Taiz area, while medical sources confirmed at least 42 Houthi militants died during the Thursday fighting.
- Yemeni officials in Aden sent reinforcements to Taiz on Saudi orders to counter the rebel advance, defending government positions near the coastal town of Khokha and inland Taiz.
- This escalation threatens the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint, a vital transit route for oil exports after Iran blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, marking Yemen's deepening involvement in the broader Middle East war.
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The fighting, revived by the Huthis rebels on Thursday, forced many civilians to flee. According to the United Nations, about 1,790 families had already had to leave their homes on Friday.
More than 300 people have been killed in fresh clashes in southwestern Yemen, while hundreds of families have fled their homes. New heavy clashes between forces supporting Yemen's internationally recognized government and fighters from the Ansarallah movement, also known as the Houthis, have killed more than 300 people in recent days, while hundreds of families have been forced to flee their homes. New attack against a backdrop of regional tensi…
The Huthi militia has been trying for days to reach areas along the Strait of Bab al-Mandab. 140 people died most recently in battles against Yemen's government troops.
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