Yemen: Fighting Escalates Around the Bab El-Mandeb Strait
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(Cairo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = As Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels seize additional strategic islands in the southern Red Sea, [regarding] the Bab el-Mandeb Strait...
Yemen's Houthis claim 58 Saudi air strikes as battle for Bab el-Mandeb escalates
Yemen's Houthis say Saudi jets flew 58 air strikes across six provinces in a day, as their capture of the Red Sea coast and the Bab el-Mandeb strait threatens Saudi oil exports and rattles energy markets.
Yemen: Fighting escalates around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Fighting is escalating in Yemen after Iran-backed Houthi forces seized strategic territory around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, prompting counterstrikes by government forces and reported Saudi air raids. The Houthis also claimed attacks inside southern Saudi Arabia and threatened to disrupt shipping through the key maritime chokepoint, raising fears for regional security and global trade.
The takeover of several cities in Yemen and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels has profoundly impacted global trade, while the ongoing conflict in the region is exacerbating the humanitarian crisis. AA Middle East News Director Turgut Alp Boyraz, reporting on the latest situation in the Red Sea, emphasized that ship traffic in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait has been negatively affected and that oil prices could rise rapidly if th…
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