# Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expel Houthis from areas around key strait, officials say

https://mins.news/en/item/87137

- France 24, 2026-10-05 19:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/saudi-backed-yemeni-forces-expel-the-houthis-from-several-areas-around-key-strait-officials-say

> Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces made a rapid advance on Monday to retake the coast around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait as far as Mocha, the government said. The move pushed the Iran-backed Houthis out of most territory they had seized last month.

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