81 dead as Yemen's Houthis push towards key strait: Sources
Clashes killed 81 combatants as the rebels sought to cut off Mokha from Taiz and push toward the strategic shipping route, officials said.
- Clashes between Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government forces have killed 81 combatants since Thursday, as rebels launched a ground assault near the Red Sea coast targeting the government-held port city of Mokha.
- Houthi forces are attempting to sever access to Mokha and advance toward the strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait, aiming to seize elevated positions overlooking government-held areas to control the Red Sea shipping lane.
- Military sources reported 24 government soldiers killed on the Red Sea coast and 15 in the Taiz area, while medical sources confirmed at least 42 Houthi militants died during the Thursday fighting.
- Yemeni officials in Aden sent reinforcements to Taiz on Saudi orders to counter the rebel advance, defending government positions near the coastal town of Khokha and inland Taiz.
- This escalation threatens the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint, a vital transit route for oil exports after Iran blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, marking Yemen's deepening involvement in the broader Middle East war.
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welingelichtekringen.nlSANAA (ANP/AFP) - Eighty-one people have been killed in fighting in Yemen between Houthis and government troops since Thursday, according to military and medical sources from the country. The fighting erupted after Houthis launched attacks on various coastal areas to gain control of the strait...
At least 81 fighters have been killed in clashes between Ansar Allah Houthi rebels and Yemeni government forces.
81 dead as Yemen's Houthis push towards key strait: Sources
DUBAI: Clashes between Yemen's Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces have killed 81, military and medical sources said on Friday (Sep 4), as the Iran-backed rebels push towards territory bordering a chokepoint in the strategic Red Sea.Fighting erupted on Thursday, after the Houthis launched a ground assa
A war has broken out between government forces and the Houthi group in Yemen. Both are attacking each other. It is reported that more than 80 fighters have been killed so far. Fierce clashes in the Red Sea and Taiz have resulted in heavy losses for both groups.
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