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Yemen's Houthis seize control of crucial port city of Mocha

Yemen's Houthis seize control of crucial port city of Mocha The Houthis have taken control of the Yemeni Red Sea city of Mocha, according to the internationally-recognised government. Three Yemeni government sources in the largely Saudi-based administration told Reuters that the Iran-backed group were closing in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

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