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Yemeni forces battle Houthi assaults on strategic heights overlooking Bab Al-Mandab
🇾🇪 YemenSep 18, 2026 12:13SRC: ARAB NEWS
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
AL-MUKALLA: Heavy fighting between Yemeni government forces and the Iran-backed Houthis continued on Thursday for a fourth consecutive day around a strategic mountain in Al-Madaribah Wa Al-Aarah overlooking the Bab Al-Mandab Strait, as the militia seeks to seize high ground dominating the vital Red Sea waterway. A Yemeni government official familiar with the situation along the Red Sea coast told Arab News that the Houthis had launched intense assaults on government troops defending positions in
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