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CONFLICT● ELEVATED1h ago · Oct 5, 2026, 7:17 PM

Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expel the Houthis from several areas around key strait, officials say

France 24 [en] · middle east

Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces staged a lightning advance on ​Monday to retake the coast around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait up to the city of Mocha, the government said, pushing the Iran-backed Houthis out of most of the areas they seized last month. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.

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