Houthis seize control of Yemen's Red Sea port city Mocha: Military sources

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of the strategic port city of Mocha on Thursday, four Yemeni government military sources said, gaining further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world's most important shipping routes.The Houthis are launching attacks on the strategic Red Sea islands of Hanish, the government sources told Reuters. Government forces and their allies are relocating south to Dhubab, which sits directly on the strait, across from the island of Perim.Contro...

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