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  • Sep 11

    Houthi fighters seize Perim Island to take control of Yemen's Red Sea coast

    Ansar Allah fighters took control of Perim Island and the port city of Mocha on Friday, blocking Saudi maritime access through the Bab el-Mandeb strait.

  • Aug 15

    Houthi missiles kill up to eight in Mocha port attack; separate drone strike targets Saudi Aramco facility in Najran

    Houthi forces fired ballistic missiles at the Red Sea port city of Mocha on 14 August 2026, killing between four and eight people according to differing source accounts, and separately claimed a drone strike on a Saudi Aramco facility in Najran.

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