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Yemeni forces reportedly advance near Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Yemeni government forces were reported to be moving closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
The government has not yet secured the key waterway.
Houthi forces say they repelled an assault, while a Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed 130 Houthi targets.
The reports show fighting is continuing, but the accounts of what happened differ.
Yemeni government troops were reported to be advancing near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
The troops had yet to secure the key waterway.
Iran-backed forces said they had repelled an assault.
Reports said 63 people were killed in clashes involving Houthi forces.
The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed 130 Houthi targets in a large-scale operation.
- Who
- Yemeni government troops, Houthi forces and the Saudi-led coalition are involved.
- What
- Yemeni forces were reported to be advancing near the strait, while Iran-backed forces said they had repelled an assault.
- When
- October 10, 2026, the article's publication date.
- Where
- Near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
- Why
- Not stated.
Yemeni government forces
Iran-backed forces
Military action
Yemeni government forces
Yemeni forces were reported to be advancing near the strait.
Iran-backed forces
Iran-backed forces said they had repelled an assault.
large-scale operation
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Reported deaths
- 63 people killed in Houthi clashes
- Targets
- 130 Houthi targets said to have been destroyed
- Location
- Near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
- Publication date
- 2026-10-10
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