Houthis seize strategic Red Sea port of Mocha, escalating Yemen conflict

Thousands of families displaced by fighting in and around Mocha and other areas along Yemen's western coast.

Along Yemen's western coast, where ancient trade routes once defined the fortunes of empires, the Houthi seizure of Mocha on Thursday places rebel forces within striking distance of the Bab al-Mandab Strait — a narrow passage through which much of the world's commerce quietly flows. The fall of the port city, won after fierce fighting that scattered government troops southward, marks not merely a battlefield gain but a potential pivot point in a war whose consequences have never been contained within Yemen's borders. As Saudi warplanes answered with dozens of airstrikes and Houthi missiles str

Houthis seize strategic Red Sea port of Mocha, escalating Yemen conflict

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