81 dead as Yemen's Houthis push towards key strait: Sources
The Houthis launched ground, rocket and drone attacks to advance on Bab al-Mandab and cut off Mokha, officials said, as 81 combatants were killed.
- 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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Heavy fighting has broken out in southwestern Yemen between Houthi rebels and the Yemeni state army. The Houthis have launched an offensive presumably aimed at gaining control of the Bab el-Mandeb, the strait between Yemen and the Horn of Africa. The strait connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and is important for the transport of oil. The fighting broke out on Thursday and is said to have already claimed many dozens of lives. The French …
Fighting in Yemen has intensified in recent days as the Houthis, a militia supported by Iran, try to take territories that could give them greater control over an important international maritime route through the Red Sea, according to local security authorities. Want more news from the World? Follow the channel in Whatsapp Want to live outside? See interactive guide that gathers information about 36 countries The intense land disputes put the H…
More than 120 killed in Yemen's worst clashes in years: sources
Fighting erupted on Thursday (September 3), after the Iran-backed Houthis launched a ground assault along with rocket and drone attacks near coastal areas, vying for control of the narrow Bab al-Mandab strait at the Red Sea's southern entrance.
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tempo.coYemen: Fighting intensifies amid Houthi push in the west
Houthi forces are trying to secure high ground and solidify their control of the entry to the Red Sea in the southwest. The Iran-backed militia abandoned a shaky truce with the Saudi-backed government-in-exile in July.
The clashes in Yemen between the pro-government forces and the Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, have resulted in over 120 deaths in just two days, marking the bloodiest fighting in recent years. The violence has erupted as a result of an offensive launched by the rebels in the direction of strategic tightening Bab el-Mandeb, in the Red Sea, reports Friday AFP.
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