Yemeni government forces seize strategic strait from Houthis
Government forces said they seized key coastal positions as the Houthis retreated, while Saudi strikes hit hundreds of targets to support the offensive.
- On Monday, Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces launched a "decisive military operation," advancing along the coast near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and pushing Iran-backed Houthis toward the city of Mocha.
- President Rashad al-Alimi swore on Sunday to fight "until the country is liberated from the grip of the terrorist militia," as the offensive aims to end the coup and restore state institutions seized by the Houthis.
- The military spokesperson reported operations killed at least 1,747 Houthi members and destroyed 364 military assets; meanwhile, the UN migration agency said Monday that 184,000 people have been displaced since the war resumed.
- Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan agreed Monday to rapidly deploy military forces under the "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement," strengthening collective deterrence after the Houthis attempted to target Mecca and Medina.
- Heavy fighting continues in the southwest, where Houthi forces have surrounded Taiz, leaving the city's population of over half a million under siege and worsening the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, the Arab region's poorest state.
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Yemeni government forces said they have captured several strategic positions near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait from the Iran-backed Houthis, as fighting intensifies along the country's west coast.
The Huthi rebels have described reports that Yemeni government forces have brought the Strait Bab al-Mandab under their control as "completely untrue." Meanwhile, the militia has again reported attacks on targets in Saudi Arabia.
President Rashad Al-Alimi of Yemen announced the launch of Operation Dawn Yemen, during which the Saudi forces announced the release of Mohi and other positions from the strategic Strait of Bab El Mandeb. The internationally recognized Yemeni Government forces, supported by Saudi Arabia, announced that on Monday they had returned the port city of Moha to the Red Sea and the Dhubab area with key heights near the Bab El-Mandeb Strait in western Ta…
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