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Houthi Rebels Capture Red Sea Islands, Expand Control Over Shipping Route
Yemen's Houthi rebels seized Greater and Lesser Hanish islands in the southern Red Sea, Yemeni government and Houthi officials said, after government-allied forces withdrew from the archipelago.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels captured more strategic islands in the southern Red Sea, Yemeni government and Houthi officials said on Monday, September 14, 2026, strengthening their control of a major maritime shipping route. The rebels deployed fighters on Greater Hanish and Lesser Hanish, located about 160 kilometers (100 miles) north of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to two government officials and a Houthi official. The Houthis took over the islands after hundreds of government-allied forces withdrew from the archipelago. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to journalists. The capture of the islands came after the rebels last week seized the port city of Mokha and the island of Mayun, located inside the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
- Yemen's Houthi rebels seize key Red Sea islands
- Houthi rebels seize key Red Sea islands
- Houthi rebels Red Sea islands
- Houthi rebels Red Sea
- Houthi Red Sea
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Houthi Rebels Capture Red Sea Islands, Expand Control Over Shipping Route
Yemen's Houthi rebels seized Greater and Lesser Hanish islands in the southern Red Sea, Yemeni government and Houthi officials said, after government-allied forces withdrew from the archipelago.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels captured more strategic islands in the southern Red Sea, Yemeni government and Houthi officials said on Monday, September 14, 2026, strengthening their control of a major maritime shipping route. The rebels deployed fighters on Greater Hanish and Lesser Hanish, located about 160 kilometers (100 miles) north of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to two government officials and a Houthi official. The Houthis took over the islands after hundreds of government-allied forces withdrew from the archipelago. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to journalists. The capture of the islands came after the rebels last week seized the port city of Mokha and the island of Mayun, located inside the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
- Yemen's Houthi rebels seize key Red Sea islands
- Houthi rebels seize key Red Sea islands
- Houthi rebels Red Sea islands
- Houthi rebels Red Sea
- Houthi Red Sea
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