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Houthis seize Yemen's entire Red Sea coast: govt military official
AFP, Dubai
Published: 11 Sep 2026, 08:42 PM
Members of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces clash with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, according to the Yemeni government forces, in a location given as near Al-Hazm, Yemen, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released on 9 September 2026. Photo: Reuters
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have seized control of the country's entire Red Sea coast, a military official from the internationally recognised government told AFP on Friday, consolidating the group's control of the vital waterway.
The official said that all territory under
government control "on the western coast has fallen", after the
Houthis seized the strategic Mayyun Island and the Greater and Lesser Hanish
islands in the Bab al-Mandab strait as they seek to choke off Saudi oil
exports.