Thousands forced to flee as Houthis advance on Bab el-Mandeb Strait
The capture of the Red Sea port of Mokha and a strategic island by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen brings their forces to the heart of a key choke point for the global economy: the Bab el-Mandeb Strait leading out of the Red Sea.
Located opposite Yemen on the Horn of Africa, tiny Djibouti borders the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the entrance to the Red Sea from the Gulf of Aden.
Fleeing to Djibouti About 1,400 people fled Yemen for Djibouti due to as the fighting between government forces and Iran-allied Houthis intensified, Djibouti's minister of economy and finance said Saturday.
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