Yemen conflict intensifies along Red Sea coast
Yemeni government forces have attacked Houthi rebels along the Red Sea, as the government pledges to reinforce the coast after reported territorial losses.
Yemen’s conflict intensified on Sunday as government forces attacked Houthi rebels along the Red Sea, according to France 24 International. The Houthis also fired into neighbouring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government.
The government said it would send more forces to the Red Sea coast after the Houthis reportedly captured the port city of Mokha and an island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. A Yemeni official described the setback as “painful”.
The source describes the Houthis as backed by Iran. The Bab el-Mandeb Strait links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and is a strategically important maritime passage.
The supplied reporting does not provide casualty figures, attack locations or details about the scale of the fighting. It also does not independently confirm the reported Houthi captures or specify when the firing into Saudi Arabia occurred.
The escalation threatens a United Nations-brokered truce that halted large-scale violence in 2022. Fighting reportedly reignited in July.
