Houthis 'take control' of key island in global shipping route
Residents spoke of shops closing and families leaving the city, uncertain about how far the group intended to advance. The UN says more than 46,000 people have now fled amid the latest fighting.But the Houthis have not stopped at Mokha.On Friday, officials told the Associated Press that Houthi forces had captured Perim, also known as Mayyun, a small but strategically important island sitting directly inside the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Saudi Arabia has therefore become increasingly dependent on its Red Sea route to export oil.The Houthis insist international shipping remains safe and say their blockade is directed specifically at Saudi vessels.
- ▪Residents spoke of shops closing and families leaving the city, uncertain about how far the group intended to advance.
- ▪The UN says more than 46,000 people have now fled amid the latest fighting.But the Houthis have not stopped at Mokha.On Friday, officials told the Associated Press that Houthi forces had captured Perim, also known as Mayyun, a small but str
- ▪Saudi Arabia has therefore become increasingly dependent on its Red Sea route to export oil.The Houthis insist international shipping remains safe and say their blockade is directed specifically at Saudi vessels.
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- ▪ Iran’s Houthi allies capture strategic island on vital oil shipping route — The Guardian — World
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Houthi advances cause alarm for Riyadhpublished at 14:38 BST14:38 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. Residents spoke of shops closing and families leaving the city, uncertain about how far the group intended to advance.
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