Saudi-Backed Yemeni Forces Launch Ops to Retake Bab El-Mandeb
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Saudi Arabia had sought in vain banks with Washigton and London, found partial aid in the allies of the Mecca Pact, then decided to act: hit Sanaa and Saada, territorial gains near the Strait. Speaker Houthi in Huffpost denies having lost Bab el-Mandeb and adds: "Soon our flag will wave over Aden"
Yemeni government forces supported by Saudi Arabia took strategic positions in the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb on Monday, military and government sources said, while trying to reverse the advances made last month by the Houthis, supported by Iran, and expel them from the vital waterway.
Yemeni government forces supported by Saudi Arabia have announced to have taken control of the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb on the Red Sea, conquered in recent weeks by Iranian pro-Houthi militias. They also interrupted the road between Dhubab and Mokha, strategic port city taken by Shiite rebels in November. It is the first big [...] The Yemen article, offensive of government forces against the Houthi: "Resumed the control of Bab el-Mandeb" comes fr…
Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces announced they had seized key positions near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. At the same time, Houthi rebels reportedly made advances on the Taiz-Aden route, increasing the risk of government forces being encircled in one of the country's largest cities.
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