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Saudis and Houthis exchange strikes, Yemenis flee by boat as Middle East war spreads
UN agencies say more than 125,000 people have fled as air strikes and missile attacks intensify, with thousands crossing the Red Sea by boat.
- Houthi fighters seized Yemen's Red Sea coast in a lightning offensive, triggering massive displacement as families flee toward Djibouti in overcrowded boats. The United Nations migration agency reports at least 112,000 people have been displaced inside Yemen within the last two weeks.
- Hostilities erupted again in July after a 2022 ceasefire largely halted fighting, as the Houthis renewed attacks to lift a blockade. The group's rapid advance reignited full-blown civil war across several fronts.
- Nearly 3,000 people have crossed the Gulf of Aden to Djibouti in less than a week, arriving with limited food and water. The U.N. children's agency, known as UNICEF, reports more than 57,000 children are among the displaced.
- The Houthi advance has bolstered Tehran's regional position while tightening control over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic chokepoint for global oil shipping. Fuel prices surged, with the Houthi-run Yemen Petroleum Company announcing a 10 percent increase.
- International efforts to reach a political settlement remain stalled as regional tensions intensify, with no sign the violence will let up soon. Analysts warn the broader conflict could further destabilize global energy markets if shipping routes remain threatened.
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146,943 people displaced between Sept. 1 and 18, according to the executive unit
·Ankara, Türkiye
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More than 115,000 people left their homes due to a new Houthi offensive in YemenDue to the Houthi offensive, more than 112,000 Yemenis became displaced and nearly 3,000 fled by sea to Djibouti. People leave their homes without things.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Leaning Left32Leaning Right18Center28Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Left
Bias Distribution
- 41% of the sources lean Left
41% Left
L 41%
C 36%
R 23%
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