81 dead as Yemen's Houthis push towards key strait: Sources
The assault follows the collapse of a 2022 truce and has killed at least 81 combatants, according to military and medical sources.
- 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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The Huthi militia has been trying for days to reach areas along the Strait of Bab al-Mandab. 140 people died most recently in battles against Yemen's government troops.
Two Saudi-backed military officials reported 84 dead soldiers, while 57 Huthis rebels were killed.
Fresh Yemen clashes kill more than 60, including 26 soldiers
Fresh Yemen clashes kill more than 60, including 26 soldiers Fighting between Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces and the country's Houthi rebels killed more than 60 people on Saturday, including civilians, medical and military sources told AFP. The renewed clashes in Yemen's southwest over control of a gateway to the Red Sea came after Friday saw some of the deadliest fighting in years, following the collapse in July of a 2022 ceasefire. A…
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 …
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