Yemen’s govt forces report strikes on Houthis in Red Sea city
The strikes come after the Iran-allied fighters cemented their hold on Bab al-Mandab Strait, a vital artery for Saudi Arabian oil exports.
Dubai reports Yemen's government forces have targeted Iranian-backed Houthi fighters in the strategic Red Sea city of Mocha. Following a week-long offensive, the Houthis captured Yemen's Red Sea coast, securing the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a crucial route for Saudi oil exports while the Strait of Hormuz remains under US-Iranian conflict.
The Yemeni government's Saba news agency cited the Yemeni military destroying vehicles and weapons, as well as killing Houthi militia members near the Mocha port. A government spokesman, Majed Abdullah al-Nazili, confirmed additional strikes on the Mocha-Dhubab road, located 11 kilometers from the city, urging residents to avoid the Taiz-Mocha and Mocha-Dhubab roads.
The Houthi takeover of Mocha occurred on Thursday, prompting mass evacuations to Aden, the seat of Yemen's internationally recognized government. On Friday, Houthi media claimed Saudi strikes hit Mocha's airport, while a local official alleged six unknown missiles targeted the city's seaport. The ongoing Houthi offensive has resulted in over 500 casualties and displaced around 46,000 people, according to sources from both sides.
The conflict is part of the renewed hostilities in Yemen's civil war, which began with the Houthis seizing the capital Sanaa in 2014.
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