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  "id": 12126447,
  "title": "Yemen's Saudi-backed forces claim key gains around Bab al-Mandab strait",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/yemens-saudi-backed-forces-claim-key-gains-around-bab-al-mandab-strait",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T09:57:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/yemens-saudi-backed-forces-claim-key-gains-around-bab-al-mandab-strait"
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  "summary": "Yemen's Saudi-backed forces claim key gains around Bab al-Mandab strait Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces said on Monday that they had seized key positions on the Bab al-Mandab strait from the Houthis. Three military sources and one government source told Reuters their forces had taken large parts of Dhubab district, which overlooks the strategically vital strait, and that they were asserting…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Yemen war escalates: What’s the latest, as government forces claim gains?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/yemen-war-escalates-whats-the-latest-as-government-forces-claim-gains",
        "published": "2026-10-05T09:38:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Yemeni government forces advance on Bab el-Mandeb Strait",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/yemeni-government-forces-advance-on-bab-el-mandeb-strait",
        "published": "2026-10-05T09:46:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Air support backs Yemeni government forces advancing in Marib, Al-Jawf and western coast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/air-support-backs-yemeni-government-forces-advancing-in-marib-al-jawf",
        "published": "2026-10-05T11:40:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Yemeni government forces advance on Bab el-Mandeb Strait",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/yemeni-government-forces-advance-on-bab-el-mandeb-strait-12143631",
        "published": "2026-10-05T11:55:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}