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Houthi Seizure of Mocha and Bab al-Mandeb Islands

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Houthi fighters have seized Mocha and the islands in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, extending their control over Yemen’s Red Sea coast. Shipping is taking longer routes around the Cape of Good Hope; the reports do not say that Houthi control has ended or identify a next step.

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  1. Update 1The Gate Is Taken: Houthis Hold Yemen's Red Sea Shore and Oil Pays

The story so far

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    The Gate Is Taken: Houthis Hold Yemen's Red Sea Shore and Oil Pays

    Mocha fell Sept. 10 and the strait islands followed a day later, handing the Houthis the Yemeni side of Bab al-Mandeb — and pushing oil above $100.

    What moved

    • Mocha falls after a day of clashes.
    • Dhubab, Perim, Hanish and Zuqar taken.

    Still open after this report

    • No force has committed to retaking the Yemeni side of the strait.
    • Final death toll and displacement from the western-coast offensive remain unverified.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

People

  • Muhammad Abdul Salampolitician in Pakistan1 report
  • Rashad al-AlimiChairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen since 20221 report
  • Tariq Salehjournalist1 report
  • Tawakkol KarmanYemeni-Turkish journalist, politician and human rights activist (born 1979)1 report
  • Yahya Sareespokesperson for the Houthis, a paramilitary organization linked to the Yemeni Armed Forces in the Middle East1 report

Places

  • Bab al-Mandab StraitBab al-Mandab Strait1 report
  • DhubabDhubab, Yemen1 report
  • HanishHanish، Yemen1 report
  • Khamis MushaitKhamis Mushait Saudi Arabia1 report
  • MochaMocha, Yemen1 report
  • Perim IslandPerim Island, Yemen1 report

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