People Fleeing Iran-Backed Rebels' Advance in Yemen Describe a 'Hysterical Panic'
The International Organization for Migration says at least 76,000 people have fled since July as the rebels push toward a key Red Sea chokepoint.
- On Saturday, Houthi rebels swept south along Yemen's Red Sea coast, displacing at least 76,000 people since July as fighting escalated. The International Organization for Migration revised displacement figures upward by 30,000 in recent days.
- This advance toward the Bab Mandeb Strait threatens a key global shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has attacked vessels during more than six months of war. The offensive risks a return to civil war that killed 150,000 people before a 2022 ceasefire.
- "One of my sons had a motorcycle, so I told him to take his children and flee," said Durrah Ali Hassan, who took shelter with relatives. Alaa Ali Salem described fleeing "in hysterical panic on a motorcycle, not knowing where we were heading."
- Military forces redirected 100 commercial vessels over the past 60 days amid regional instability. Separately, Saudi civil defense reported a projectile struck Al-Tawwal on Saturday, injuring two people and damaging buildings.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told India Today TV the waterway would open if the U.S. terminated its blockade. Trump claimed the Houthis "don't want to fight with us" and are letting most ships pass.
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A lightning offensive by the Houthi group, aligned with Iran, put the militants in the position to control a crucial waterway in the Middle East, creating a new major problem for US President Donald Trump, while his war with...
People fleeing Iran-backed rebels' advance in Yemen describe a &#
It was a heart-pounding escape. As Houthi rebels backed by Iran swept south along Yemen’s Red Sea coast this week, some residents had little time to flee. “We set out in hysterical panic on a motorcycle, not knowing where we were heading,” Alaa Ali Salem said. “The roads suddenly became extremely congested, and while I was driving, the motorcycle overturned. My wife, my children and I were all injured.” His family and thousands of others, in num…
Houthi advance in Yemen puts U.S. in a new bind – Ya Libnan
By Humeyra Pamuk, Simon Lewis and Matt Spetalnick Summary WASHINGTON- A lightning offensive by the Iran-aligned Houthis has put the militants in a position to control a crucial Middle East waterway, creating a major new problem for U.S. President Donald Trump as his war with Iran grinds on in its seventh month. Widening the Middle […]
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