Red Sea Waterway Fight Intensifies Near Bab al-Mandab

The real reporting behind it

• BBC Yemeni military says it has 'secured' Red Sea waterway
• WSJ Saudi-Backed Forces Launch Fight to Free Bab al-Mandeb From Houthis
• Al Jazeera Ethiopia’s Abiy demands access to Red Sea as tensions with neighbours rise

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