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  "id": 12191280,
  "title": "Yemeni government forces drive Houthis from Bab el-Mandeb Strait",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/yemeni-government-forces-drive-houthis-from-bab-el-mandeb-strait-12191280",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T09:46:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/yemeni-government-forces-drive-houthis-bab-el-mandeb-strait"
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  "summary": "By Mohammed Ghobari and Timour Azhari Oct 5 (Reuters) - 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. The forces of the internationally recognised government, backed by heavy Saudi air…",
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        "title": "Yemeni government forces drive Houthis from Bab el-Mandeb Strait",
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        "published": "2026-10-05T16:36:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Yemeni authorities and political groups back armed forces against Houthis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/yemeni-authorities-and-political-groups-back-armed-forces-against",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:27:09.000Z"
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