Iran-Backed Houthis Seize Yemen’s Entire Red Sea Coast, Three Strategic Islands
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The rebel advance gives them access to the Bab Al-Mandab Strait, a strategic for international trade. "Navigation is safe for all companies, with the exception of Saudi ships, which have already been denied access," said the movement's military spokesman.
The Huthis have conquered the entire Yemeni coast on the Red Sea. For the US and Israel, this is a catastrophe – and also for global energy supply.
The UN estimates that around 46,000 people are displaced by the fighting in Yemen.
All of Yemen's coast of the Red Sea is now under the control of Iran's supported Houthi militias, which have occupied including the last strategic islands of the tight Bab el-Mandeb, declared Friday for AFP a head of the internationally recognized Yemeni government and supported by Saudi Arabia, informs Agerpres. "All that was under our control on...
Iran-backed Houthis seize Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast, three strategic islands
The Iran-backed Houthis seized control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast and captured three strategic islands on Friday, in a lightning offensive that cemented their hold on a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia. Before the Red Sea offensive, the Houthis already controlled a large part of Yemen's north.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have seized a strategic island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key shipping lane in the Red Sea, Yemeni government sources told foreign news agencies. The Houthis have also seized several towns along Yemen's southwestern coast.
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