# Houthis seize key Red Sea island, control Bab al-Mandab area

https://mins.news/en/video/54994

- TRT World, 2026-09-11 17:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umJpzs0yBv4

> Yemen’s Houthis seized a strategically important Red Sea island in the middle of the Bab al-Mandab Strait on Friday, completing their push to control a waterway vital to Saudi oil exports.

## Stories

- [Houthi Saudi Red Sea Conflict](https://mins.news/en/topic/houthi-yemen-saudi-red-sea-conflict-2026-08) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/houthi-yemen-saudi-red-sea-conflict-2026-08.md

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