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Strait between Yemen and Djibouti
The Bab al-Mandab Strait, also written simply as the Bab al-Mandab, is a strait and global chokepoint between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
More on Wikipedia ↗Saudi Ambassador Mohammed Al-Jaber says Bab Al-Mandab has been cleared of Houthi forces as Yemeni troops pursue remaining fighters and intensify Operation Dawn of Yemen in Marib.
The mountainous district is key to control of Mocha, the Red Sea port the Houthis seized last month.
Clashes between Ansar Allah (the Houthis) and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces have intensified along Yemen’s western coast, with government troops pushing toward the strategic Bab Al-Mandeb Strait as the group launched retaliatory missile and drone attacks targeting Aden International Airport and sites inside Saudi Arabia.