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Bab-el-Mandeb

strait located between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa

The Bab al-Mandab Strait, also written simply as the Bab al-Mandab or Bab el-Mandeb, is a strait and global chokepoint between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.

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In the news

15 stories
  1. Oct 12
    Riyadh Airport Attacks Kill 14
    BalancedFighting has widened between the Houthis and Saudi-backed forces near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
    52articles
  2. Oct 10
    Riyadh Airport Attack Kills 12
    Left & CenterThose attacks came as Saudi Arabia backs Yemen’s government in renewed fighting against the Iran-aligned Houthis, including near the Bab al-Mandab shipping chokepoint.
    36articles
  3. Oct 8
    Houthis Attack Saudi Airports
    BalancedThe Houthis said the attacks answered Saudi aggression against Yemen, where Saudi-backed government forces and the rebels are fighting again near the Bab el-Mandeb shipping chokepoint on the Red Sea.
    11articles
  4. Oct 7
    Houthis Strike Saudi Arabia And Aden
    Mostly LeftThe strikes came as Saudi Arabia and allied Yemeni forces press an offensive to retake Houthi-held territory on Yemen’s Red Sea coast near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
    13articles
  5. Oct 6
    Yemeni Forces Retake Mokha
    Center & RightSaudi-backed Yemeni government forces launched the Dawn of Yemen campaign and said they retook Mokha and positions near Bab el-Mandeb.
    9articles
  6. Oct 5
    Yemeni Forces Secure Bab Al-Mandab
    BalancedYemen’s internationally recognised government announced a major offensive to retake territory held by the Houthis, after rapid Houthi gains near the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab.
    22articles
  7. Oct 4
    Yemen Government Launches Offensive
    BalancedThe Houthis have controlled Sanaa and large parts of Yemen since 2014, and last month seized the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital shipping route.
    12articles
  8. Sep 19
    Houthis Target Riyadh
    BalancedIt raised fears for oil supplies and shipping because the war has spread near the Bab el-Mandeb and Red Sea energy routes.
    19articles
  9. Sep 17
    Houthis Attack Saudi Oil
    Left & CenterThe pipeline carries crude across Saudi Arabia, so the strike threatened exports already exposed near the Bab al-Mandab shipping chokepoint.
    12articles
  10. Sep 16
    US Opens Houthi Talks
    Mostly RightThe talks followed a Houthi push along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, where gains near the Bab al-Mandab strait raised fears for a key shipping chokepoint.
    6articles

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    Saudi-Houthi Conflict
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