Along the narrow waters of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, where the fate of global commerce and regional power have long been intertwined, Yemen's war has surged into a new and brutal intensity. Government-aligned forces launched counterattacks against Houthi positions in Taiz and Hodeidah, leaving hundreds dead and thousands displaced within a single day — a toll that speaks not only to military ambition but to the enduring cost borne by ordinary people caught between competing powers. The strait these forces fight over carries twelve percent of the world's maritime trade, making this a conflict w
Yemen fighting escalates as forces battle for strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait
Hundreds killed and thousands displaced over 24 hours of fighting in Taiz and Hodeidah.