Accounts conflict Who controlled Bab al-Mandab and whether government forces had made significant gains around the strait and Mocha
Yemeni officials and forces claimed gains near Bab al-Mandab, including retaking Dhubab and capturing Bab and Hadeid; Saudi ambassador Mohammed al-Jaber said the strait had been cleared. Government forces also claimed to have retaken Mocha.
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Yemeni officials · our summary of The Guardian
Yemeni officials · our summary of The Guardian
The Houthis rejected claims of gains and said they still controlled the strait and Mayun Island. A government military spokesman said only half the area had been recaptured; a source on the ground said government forces had not taken Mocha or its port, and AFP-interviewed military sources from both sides reported no major changes.
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