Iran-backed Houthis reportedly reach strategic island in key global shipping route
- Houthi advances cause alarm for Riyadhpublished at 14:38 BSTNawal Al-MaghafiSenior International Correspondent The speed of the Houthi advance along Yemen's western coast has taken many by surprise.
- On Thursday, the group seized Mokha, the strategically important Red Sea port that had been controlled by forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
- Contacts I have been speaking to in and around Mokha described government forces pulling out rapidly as the Houthis entered.
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- Houthi advances cause alarm for Riyadhpublished at 14:38 BSTNawal Al-MaghafiSenior International Correspondent The speed of the Houthi advance along Yemen's western coast has taken many by surprise.
- On Thursday, the group seized Mokha, the strategically important Red Sea port that had been controlled by forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
- Contacts I have been speaking to in and around Mokha described government forces pulling out rapidly as the Houthis entered.
Sources: BBC News