Yemen government forces say hit Houthis in Red Sea city
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Yemeni government forces said Saturday they struck Houthi fighters in the Red Sea city of Mocha, as civilians flee renewed fighting in the region. The clashes followed a week-long Houthi offensive that resulted in the group's capture of the remainder of Yemen's Red Sea coast and several strategic islands, consolidating their control over the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Yemen's government forces said Saturday that they had struck Houthi fighters in the Red Sea city of Mocha, as the number of civilians forced to flee the renewed fighting soared.
The ongoing clashes follow a week-long Houthi offensive that culminated in the group capturing the remainder of Yemen's Red Sea coast and several strategic islands, and cementing their hold on the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the sea's southern entrance.
The ongoing clashes follow a week-long Houthi offensive that culminated in the group capturing the remainder of Yemen's Red Sea coast and several strategic islands, and cementing their hold on the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the sea's southern entrance.
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