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Houthi rebels seize Perim Island in Bab el-Mandeb, splitting key shipping lanes and controlling strategic water corridor

Houthi rebels captured Perim Island, dividing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait into two shipping lanes, after Yemeni government forces withdrew. This move, combined with Iran's Hormuz blockade, places roughly a third of global seaborne trade under hostile control.

Houthi fighters reached Perim Island, which splits the Bab el-Mandeb Strait into two shipping lanes, after Yemeni government forces withdrew. The island's capture marks the completion of the group's takeover of the strait, a critical route connecting the Indian Ocean to the Suez Canal. The pro-Iranian rebels also captured the port city of Moka during the offensive. The strategic water corridor, now under Houthi control, is vital for global trade, with the combined blockade of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb threatening to disrupt a third of the world's seaborne trade.

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IndependentinfobaeSep 11, 01:54 PM
Houthi rebels in Yemen take a key island that provides access to the Red Sea

The pro-Iranian rebel group completed the capture of Perim and the strategic water corridor connecting the Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal, as part of an offensive that also captured the port city of Moka

IndependentEuronewsSep 11, 01:49 PM
Houthis seize Yemeni island in Bab el-Mandeb, taking control of the strait

Houthi fighters reached Perim Island which divides the Bab el-Mandeb into two shipping lanes after government forces withdrew, completing the group's takeover of the strait. Together with Iran's Hormuz blockade, this puts roughly a third of the world's seaborne trade under hostile control.