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Houthis tighten grip on Bab al-Mandab Strait amid renewed Yemen fighting

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The Houthi rebels have intensified their control over the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a crucial oil export route, following renewed fighting with Yemen's government forces. Houthi forces claimed to have launched drone and missile attacks on a Saudi military base, targeting weapons depots and command centers. This escalation comes as clashes between the Iran-allied Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have increased, with government forces conducting airstrikes in the Taiz region. AI

RANK_REASON Geopolitical event involving military action and strategic waterway control. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Houthis tighten grip on Bab al-Mandab Strait amid renewed Yemen fighting

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Houthis hit Saudi base amid renewed fighting with Yemen government forces

    Houthi fighters on Sunday said they used drones and missiles to attack a military base in southern Saudi Arabia as renewed fighting with Yemen’s government forces forced growing numbers of civilians to flee. The attack at the southern Sharurah base targeted “weapons depots and co…

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