Houthis strike Saudi Arabia and control Bab el-Mandeb
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Connection Ivoirienne
Houthi rebels have resumed attacks on Saudi Arabia with drones and ballistic missiles, while Yemeni government forces backed by Riyadh are struggling to contain their offensive. Their declared control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait also threatens Saudi oil shipments, Connection Ivoirienne reports.
The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni movement, have resumed attacks on Saudi Arabia using drones and ballistic missiles, while controlling most of Yemen and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to Connection Ivoirienne.
The conflict pits the Houthis against the army of Yemen’s internationally recognised government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia and has a presence in the south of the country. The war began in 2015 and hostilities resumed after the conflict between Iran and the United States in the Gulf was frozen, Connection Ivoirienne reports. Iran denies encouraging Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, according to Iran denies encouraging Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
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