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Yemen has been in a state of civil war since 2014, when the Houthis captured the capital Sanaa and large parts of the country. The internationally recognized government, backed by the Saudi coalition, controls parts of the country's south and east. The Bab el-Mandeb Strait is a key maritime corridor for global trade, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
The internationally recognized government of Yemen called on the UN Security Council to take action against rebels from the Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) in connection with their seizure of the western coast of Yemen on the Red Sea with access to the strategically important Bab al-Mandeb Strait, Yemeni state agency Saba reports.
“The Yemeni Foreign Ministry sent a message to the Chairman of the UN Security Council, Jerome Bonnafon, and the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, in order to draw attention to the latest actions of the Houthis and their seizure of areas on the west coast,” the agency quotes Yemeni Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zub as saying.
She pointed out that the Houthis' actions in Taiz province and the south of Hodeidah province, their advance towards the west coast areas near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea cannot be seen as isolated local military operations, but are part of a larger strategic plan aimed at establishing a new reality in Yemen and beyond.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The UN Security Council will consider possible measures against the Houthis at its next meeting
Likely · Within days

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