Yemen government claims coastal gains near Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Saudi-backed forces say they retook areas from the Houthis along the coast to Mocha, but the reported changes in control have not been independently verified.
Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces said on Monday they had advanced along the coast near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to the city of Mocha, retaking areas held by Houthi forces.
The government said the advance pushed the Iran-backed Houthis out of most of the areas they had seized the previous month.
The Bab el-Mandeb is a key maritime passage. The source account does not specify which areas changed hands or the extent of the Houthi withdrawal.
The claims were reported by France 24 International, citing the Yemeni government. The available material provides no independent verification of the territorial changes.
