WorldPingMore than 70,000 people have fled their homes in Yemen after Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched an offensive to seize the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, with many escaping to Aden and around 1,400 crossing into neighbouring Djibouti.
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Government forces and Saudi Arabia carry out air attacks to stop Houthis' advance as thousands displaced by conflict.
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WorldPingIran-backed Houthis in Yemen have claimed new attacks on Saudi Arabia, escalating tensions in the region…
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WorldPingYemeni Houthi rebels claimed responsibility on Sunday for an attack on a military base in southern Saudi Arabia as renewed fighting with Yemen's government forces forced growing numbers of civilians to flee.
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Yemen’s Houthis have seized the strategic Mayun Island as they cement control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
The Iran-backed Houthis expanded their control over the strategy Bab-el-Mandeb strait, as strikes continued in the Strait of Hormuz.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
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