Houthis advance along Yemen’s southern Red Sea coast
- NewsFeedYemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are rapidly advancing along the Red Sea coast threatening to gain more leverage over the crucial Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most important trade routes.
- The capture of Mokha gives the Houthis a stronger position along Yemen’s western coast.
- The rapid advance has brought the Houthis closer to the narrow maritime gateway linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, potentially giving the group greater leverage over a route critical to global oil and commod
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- NewsFeedYemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are rapidly advancing along the Red Sea coast threatening to gain more leverage over the crucial Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most important trade routes.
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- The capture of Mokha gives the Houthis a stronger position along Yemen’s western coast.
- The rapid advance has brought the Houthis closer to the narrow maritime gateway linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, potentially giving the group greater leverage over a route critical to global oil and commod
Sources: Times of India, Al Jazeera