Recent fighting in Yemen expanded after Houthi rebels advanced in September 2026 toward territory along the Red Sea coast near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait shipping chokepoint

From the article20 killed in Southern Yemen as Houthi rebels strike government military campAlso in At least 18 killed in Houthi attack on Yemeni government training camp in Shabwa, sources say, At least 18 killed in Houthi attack on Yemeni government training camp in Shabwa, sources say