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STANDARD MILITARY UNVERIFIED

Houthis Assert Control Over Western Yemen Territories Near Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Sep 12, 2026 03:16 AM CT Western Yemen, Bab el-Mandeb Strait Houthis,Yemen,Bab el-Mandeb,maritime security,territorial control

Summary

Houthi political bureau member Hizam al-Assad confirmed the completion of a military operation to establish control over territories adjacent to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in western Yemen. This consolidation of territorial control reinforces the group's strategic positioning to monitor and potentially disrupt maritime traffic, maintaining pressure on international shipping lanes as part of their ongoing conflict with Israel.

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Hizam al-Assad, a political bureau member of Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement Ansar Allah, also confirmed that the Houthis had completed a military operation in western Yemen to establish control over territories and districts adjacent to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait

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Houthis NEUTRAL

Confirmed completion of military operation to establish control over territories adjacent to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

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