Sept 11 (Reuters) – The Iran-backed Houthis reached the Yemeni town of Dhubab which sits directly on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait across from the island of Perim, two Yemeni government sources told Reuters on Friday. Control of Dhubab and Perim is key to gaining hold of the strait, government sources told Reuters on Thursday. (Reporting […]
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Iran-backed Houthis reach Yemen’s Dhubab on Bab el-Mandeb Strait, sources say
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Sept 11 (Reuters) – The Iran-backed Houthis reached the Yemeni town of Dhubab which sits directly on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait across from the island of Perim, two Yemeni government sources told Reuters on Friday.
Control of Dhubab and Perim is key to gaining hold of the strait, government sources told Reuters on Thursday.
(Reporting by Mohammed Ghobari, Writing by Eman Abouhassira; Editing by Toby Chopra)