Yemeni Forces Recapture Key Red Sea Port of Mokha From Houthis
Saudi-backed government forces said they pushed Houthi fighters out of most areas seized last month, with heavy air support from Riyadh.
- On Monday, Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces launched a major offensive to retake the coast around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, pushing Iran-backed Houthis from areas seized last month. The Defence Ministry confirmed the capture of Mocha as Houthi fighters retreated into the highlands.
- Renewed fighting in Yemen has deepened a humanitarian crisis, with the UN migration agency reporting 184,000 people displaced since the war resumed. The conflict, largely stalemated since a 2022 ceasefire, has recently intensified on multiple fronts, particularly in the southwest.
- In Taiz, Houthi forces have surrounded the area, leaving thousands of government troops besieged while civilians face severe shortages. In the al-Mudhaffar area, long queues formed for fuel and gas; "This is the daily state in Taiz," resident Shehab Hazaa said.
- Attacking hundreds of targets, Saudi Arabia provided air cover on Monday to secure the strait and support government ground forces. Houthi-run agencies countered by claiming the group drove government forces from parts of Taiz, while threatening to attack air traffic in Saudi airspace.
- Yemen's internationally recognised president, Rashad al-Alimi, swore on Sunday to fight "until the country is liberated from the grip of the terrorist militia." The conflict threatens major oil export routes, compounding risks alongside existing closures of the Hormuz Strait.
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The forces loyal to the internationally recognized Yemeni government managed this Monday to take control of Moca. The Houthis controlled the enclave since September 10. More information: Turkey dodges getting involved in the war between Saudis and Houthis while Erdogan works to gain influence in the Red Sea.
Sanaá, Oct 5 (EFE).- The forces loyal to the internationally recognized Yemeni government managed this Monday to take control of Moca, in the Red Sea, in the middle of their great offensive against the Houthi rebels, who had taken over this strategic port city in early September, reported the official Yemeni news agency SABA. [...] The entry Forces loyal to the Yemeni government recover Moca in full offensive against the Houthis was first publis…
The internationally recognized Government of Yemen's armed forces released the strategically important town of Moha on the Red Sea coast almost a month after its loss, told Saba. The military returned control of the city of Moha in the south-west of the country, transferring RIA News to RIA. This port site was under the control of the Husite rebels since 10 September. The Yemeni State News Agency Saba provided details of the military operation. …
The Yemeni government forces, internationally recognized, announced on Monday that they had returned to their control the previously occupied Husite port town of Moha on the Red Sea, Al Jazeera reports. "The forces of "The Shield of the Nation", the formation of "Gigant Brigades", the Tiham Resistance, with the support of the popular militia, took control of Mohu west of the city of Taiz after fierce battles against the terrorist militia of the …
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