Over 82,000 Displaced From Yemen’s West Coast: UN
The fighting has killed more than 900 people and displaced thousands as aid groups struggle to reach communities near the seized waterway.
- On Sunday, the United Nations reported 85,818 people fled as Houthi forces seized the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a vital waterway for global oil shipping.
- Fighting intensified after the 2022 truce collapsed, ending relative calm in the 12-year civil war as Houthis targeted Saudi oil infrastructure to serve Iran's regional agenda.
- Nearly 56,000 people have fled Taiz province, while more than 2,000 refugees crossed the sea to Djibouti, straining aid access amid ongoing violence.
- Government forces launched airstrikes on Houthi positions in Mokha and Dhubab after conceding a "painful" defeat, though Sultan al-Arada, a presidential council member, vowed regrouping efforts.
- Houthi advances place them just 32 km from the U.S. military base in Djibouti, threatening 4% of global oil supplies amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict.
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Houthis take Yemen’s Red Sea coast and key Bab al Mandeb islands
After launching a significant campaign against forces of the internationally recognized government of Yemen on August 6, the Houthis seized the entirety of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and a strategic island in the Bab al Mandeb Strait by September 11. A counteroperation by the Yemeni Armed Forces is contesting key territory along the strait. The post Houthis take Yemen’s Red Sea coast and key Bab al Mandeb islands appeared first on FDD's Long War Jour…
‘They drove us from our land’: Thousands displaced by Yemen conflict
According to the UN, more than 86,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since July, following fighting between the Iran-backed Houthis rebels and government forces. Many have fled to refugee camps…
The fact that the Yemeni Huthi are now taking control of the "gateway of tears" is no coincidence. Trump and Netanyahu have drawn half the world into a conflict in which many tears will still flow.
Is Yemen Heading Back to All-Out War? Saudis Launch Strikes as Houthis Take Control of Red Sea Coast
Yemen is at risk of spiraling back into all-out war as Houthi forces and Saudi Arabia exchange new strikes amid a fight over control of the key Bab el-Mandeb strait through which much of Saudi oil passes on its way to world markets. The Houthis, the Iran-allied force also known as Ansarallah, has seized Yemen’s entire Red Sea coastline from the Saudi-backed Yemeni government. The United Nations says the latest escalation has displaced 86,000 people in Yemen as the U.S. war on Iran continues to
More than 82,000 people have been displaced since the beginning of September
Fighting in Yemen intensifies, Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia
As Yemen risks descending into another civil war, the United Nations estimated that more than 80,000 people in the impoverished country have been displaced by the fighting since the start of September
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