According to Israel’s i24 News, Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces said on Wednesday that they had made major gains in northern and central desert areas and appeared to have broken through Houthi lines. The report said the battlefield shift looked different in practice: the Houthis had redeployed, giving up open territory to seize more important ground along Yemen’s western coast. By early Thursday, after a large-scale retreat by government forces, the Iran-backed Houthis were reported to have taken control of a strategically important stretch of coastline and the port of Mocha in Hodeidah province. The outlet described the situation less as a one-sided rapid offensive and more as a territorial swap. With control of strategically significant Red Sea coastline, the Houthis would be able to pose a more direct threat to shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, while also increasing the security threat facing Saudi Arabia.
BlockBeats reported on Sept. 10 that, according to Israel’s i24 News, Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces said on Wednesday that they had made major advances in northern and central desert areas and appeared to have breached Houthi defenses.
The report said the Houthis had in fact redeployed their forces, voluntarily giving up open terrain in order to capture more important territory along Yemen’s western coast. By early Thursday, after a large-scale retreat by government forces, the Iran-backed Houthis had taken control of a strategically significant stretch of coastline as well as the port of Mocha in Hodeidah province.
i24 News said the situation was not a case of one side mounting an overwhelming rapid offensive. Instead, it looked more like a territorial exchange. With strategically important Red Sea coastline now under their control, the Houthis would be able to pose a more direct threat to shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, while also increasing the security threat to Saudi Arabia.
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