The complete control of the Houthis over the port of Al-Mokha and the advance…

The complete control of the Houthis over the port of Al-Mokha and the advance towards Bab al-Mandab 🔹Qatari television "Al-Arabi" reported that the Houthis of Yemen (Ansar Allah) have taken control of the strategic city of Al-Mokha and its port overlooking the Red Sea; this occurred after intense clashes and a large-scale dispatch of reinforcements by the Houthis, which led to the retreat of Saudi-affiliated forces towards the "Dhobab" area in southern Yemen in the Bab al-Mandab region. 🔹According to Al-Arabi, the areas newly under Houthi control include several strategic positions such as Al-Wazi'iyah, the Khalid Ibn al-Walid base, as well as the two regions of "Hays" and "Al-Khokhah." 🔹This development is significant due to the strategic location of the city and port of Al-Mokha; this area is only about 6 kilometers from the international shipping lane in the Red Sea and about 75 kilometers from the Bab al-Mandab Strait. 🔹"Tariq Saleh," the deputy chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council and commander of the "National Resistance Forces," stated: "Coastal West Forces have been instructed to reorganize their ranks in consultation with the coalition and the Presidential Leadership Council, and to establish an alternative command center in a secure location to the south of Al-Mokha." 🔹This action reflects an implicit acknowledgment of retreat from those fronts and a withdrawal of forces affiliated with Aden, which has paved the way for the Houthi elements to enter.