The 'Gate of Tears' at the Centre of Houthis' Latest Battle for Control
- On Monday, Yemeni government forces announced they seized control near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a strategic waterway through which roughly 12 per cent of global maritime trade passes.
- Presidential Leadership Council head Rashid al-Alimi launched Operation Dawn of Yemen to retake Sanaa from the Iran-backed Houthis, who have controlled the capital since September 2014.
- Fighting has displaced more than 200,000 people in recent weeks, according to the International Organization for Migration, as residents in Sanaa stock up on essentials fearing renewed war.
- Qatar warned the world cannot "afford" for the Bab al-Mandeb Strait to close, with foreign ministry spokesman Ibrahim bin Sultan Al Hashmi cautioning, "The whole world is going to suffer."
- Diplomatic efforts to prevent wider regional conflict continue as aid agencies warn of overlapping emergencies while refugees flee into neighboring Djibouti amid surging cholera cases.
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Latest developments in the war in #Yemen as of the morning of October 9
Houthis advance in Jabal Habashi, west of #TaizGovernment forces advance toward Camp Mas in #MaribIntensive airstrikes on Sana'a and Houthi supply lines at the front linesSituation on the #Bab_al_Mandab, #Al_Wazi'iyah, #Al_Masrakh, and...
Yemen ' s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Afrah Al-Zuba, stressed that her Government had entered the period of restoration of the State after the opportunities for calm had been exhausted, stressing that any future settlement must ensure the end of the coup d ' état, the restoration of State institutions, the limitation of arms and the decisions of war and peace to the official authorities.
The Yemeni Government is seeking to reconquer the territories lost at the hands of the Houthi rebels. With new advances by the official troops and rebel attacks, the war is intensifying. On October 8, the Houthis claimed an attack against Saudi Arabia, which supports the Yemeni Government, in which one of three missiles would have hit King Khalid International Airport. Meanwhile, many citizens continue to leave their homes, being forced to leave…
Yemeni foreign minister: Goal is to end Houthi coup in Yemen
RIYADH: Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Afrah Al-Zouba said the Yemeni government has entered a phase of restoring the state after exhausting opportunities for de-escalation, stressing that any future political process must end with the return of state institutions and the state having sole control over weapons and decisions of war and peace, rather than power-sharing with an armed group. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, …
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