Yemeni government forces seize strategic strait from Houthis
Government forces said they retook Mocha and Dhubab in a Saudi-backed counteroffensive that aims to secure a shipping route carrying about 12% of global trade.
- 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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Yemen government says forces advancing toward Bab al-Mandeb, carried out strikes on Houthis in Taiz
Yemen government says forces advancing toward Bab al-Mandeb, carried out strikes on Houthis in Taiz The Saudi-backed Yemeni government said on Sunday that its forces are moving towards controlling the Bab al-Mandeb Strait after liberating Dhubab and strategic sites around it, cutting the road between Dhubab and Mocha. In a post on X, the Yemeni prime minister's office said that "Yemen is living through a decisive phase titled the restoration of…
Yemen government forces strike back against the Houthis
Yemeni military forces were advancing against the Houthis in areas around the Bab al-Mandab Strait, but had not yet secured control of the waterway, after the government launched an operation to capture lost territory, sources said yesterday.The Saudi Arabia-backed government of Yemen last week anno
Yemeni forces are advancing against the Houthis in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait as the government launches an operation to recapture lost territory, but have not yet secured control of the waterway, Yemeni military sources told AFP on Saturday.
At least 63 people have been killed in clashes between Yemeni government forces and Houthis in western Yemen in the past 24 hours. Government forces are advancing in the area but have not yet taken control of the strategically important Bab al-Mandab Strait. The Houthis are attacking Saudi Arabia, evacuating passengers at Riyadh airport.
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Yemeni forces advanced against the pro-Iranian Houthis in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait area.
Houthi advances near strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait alarms Riyadh, Washington
Special to WorldTribune, October 9, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, October 6, 2026 Yemen’s government forces have launched a fresh offensive against the Iran-backed Houthis on Oct. 5 and claimed to be advancing near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The operation is in response to the seizure by the Houthis in September of a strip […]
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