WorldPingYemen’s Houthis seized the strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha on Thursday as their offensive against Saudi-backed government forces intensified.
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WorldPingThe rebel group took over Yemen's port of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said. Mokha is about 50 miles from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR
WorldPingThe Iran-backed Houthi rebel group has taken control of Yemen's strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ABC News
The advance raises the threat to shipping near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden to global markets.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CNBC World
WorldPingYemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels took over a key island in the Red Sea, completing their push to seize control of the Bab al-Mandab strait area, a local government official and eyewitnesses said on Friday.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
Rebel control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait would be a setback for the Trump administration in its conflict with Tehran.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Washington Post
Diesel prices in the U.S. have hit a painful new milestone, $6 a gallon as, reports said, Houthi rebels in Yemen took the key Red Sea port city of Mokha.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
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