# Houthi-run TV releases video of abandoned Mocha airport

https://mins.news/en/item/59283

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-15 13:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/15/houthi-run-tv-releases-video-of-abandoned-mocha-airport?traffic_source=rss

> Houthi-run television has broadcast drone footage showing Yemen’s Mocha International Airport empty and abandoned after the Iran-backed group seized control of the city. The capture of the Red Sea coast puts a key global trade route at risk.

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