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Houthis seize Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast — Yemen military official
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleYemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have seized control of the country’s entire Red Sea coast, a military official from the internationally recognized government tells AFP, consolidating the group’s control of the vital waterway.
The official said that all territory under government control “on the western coast has fallen,” after the Houthis seized the strategic Mayyun Island and the Greater and Lesser Hanish islands in the Bab al-Mandab strait as they seek to choke off Saudi oil exports.
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