# Yemen’s Houthis deploy forces to strategic Hanish Islands in Red Sea

https://mins.news/en/item/55438

- CGTN, 2026-09-11 03:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-11/Yemen-s-Houthis-deploy-forces-to-strategic-Hanish-Islands-in-Red-Sea-1Qlw57KD6bS/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Yemen’s Houthi group has moved forces onto the strategic Hanish Islands after government naval troops withdrew, a Yemeni official said. The Houthis also seized the Red Sea port city of Mocha following fierce fighting, expanding their presence near the Bab al-Mandab Strait and marking a major battlefield shift along Yemen’s western coast.

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