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Saudi-backed forces launched an offensive to regain control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the port city of Mokha from Houthi rebels.
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“The offensive is an effort to wrest control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait from the Houthis, a militia in Yemen backed by Iran.”How each side headlined it
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The offensive is an effort to wrest control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait from the Houthis, a militia in Yemen backed by Iran.
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces said Monday they had retaken Mokha and advanced around the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait, one day after launching a major offensive to recover territory seized by the...
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Houthis had controlled Mokha since early September, Yemen’s state news agency SABA says
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