Event Brief
Fighting escalates around Yemen’s Bab el-Mandeb Strait
By The BriefBrief · Sources (36)
Filed: Sep 10, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM ET
Summary: Fighting escalated in Yemen after Iran-backed Houthi forces seized strategic territory around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Government forces carried out counterstrikes and Saudi air raids were reported. The Houthis also claimed attacks inside southern Saudi Arabia and threatened to disrupt shipping through the chokepoint.
WHO: Houthi forces and Yemen government forces; Saudi Arabia (reported air raids)
WHAT: Houthi forces seized strategic territory around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, prompting counterstrikes and reported Saudi air raids, with threats to disrupt shipping.
WHEN: Sep 13, 2026 at 9:15 AM ET
WHERE: Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen
WHY: Part of ongoing military operations.
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