Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expel the Houthis from several areas around key strait, officials say
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Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces staged a lightning advance on Monday to retake the coast around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait up to the city of Mocha, the government said, pushing the Iran-backed Houthis out of most of the areas they seized last month. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.
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