Yemeni military says it has retaken Mokha and 'secured' Red Sea waterway
Saudi-backed forces say they seized the port city of Mocha, near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, at the start of an offensive against the Houthis.
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"Saudi Arabia was committing 'dozens of massacres' and that it must 'bear all the consequences'."
— Mohammed Abdul Salam , Activist
"All opportunities for de-escalation had been exhausted and called on all forces to carry out their assigned missions 'until the country is liberated from the grip of the Houthi terrorist militia'."
— Rashad al-Alimi , Politician
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Saudi-backed forces say they seized the port city of Mocha, near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, at the start of an offensive against the Houthis.
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