# Houthis seize Yemen’s strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha

https://mins.news/en/video/53019

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-10 12:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72AxSzau-x4

> Yemen’s Ansar Allah Houthis have captured the strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha, less than 80km from the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Fighting with internationally recognised government forces intensified over the past week, and reports say Houthi vehicles are now inside the city.

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