Yemen government forces say hit Houthis in Red Sea city

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Yemen's government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, struck Houthi militia positions in the Red Sea port city of Mocha amid intensified fighting that has displaced many civilians. Reports indicate that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman requested U.S. airstrikes, but the U.S. rejected the appeal.

Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces said Saturday that they had struck Iran-allied Houthi fighters in the Red Sea city of Mocha, as the number of civilians forced to flee the renewed fighting soared. US news site Axios reported that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman had twice called US President Donald Trump to request American strikes on the Houthis last week but the request was rejected.