Tag: Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Yemen: Blast in the Gulf of Aden may mark a new attack by Houthi rebels after a recent lull

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A ship near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait saw an explosion in the distance Wednesday, marking what may be a new attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels through the crucial waterway for international trade. The explosion, reported by the British military’s Read More …

Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea

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MANAMA, Bahrain — The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, Defense Read More …