Why retaking the coast will not yet reopen Bab el-Mandeb

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Saudi-backed forces have announced control of the Yemeni shoreline at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but the development may not make the passage safe for shipping. The article says missile threats launched from inland positions remain a key risk despite the change in coastal control.

Saudi-backed forces are fighting for the shoreline. Shipping risk, however, is set by missiles fired from far inland, and that is the threat still standing. On 5 October, Yemen’s Saudi-backed government announced that its forces had secured effective control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The post Why retaking the coast will not yet reopen Bab el-Mandeb appeared first on Container News.