Yemen offensive elevates enigmatic Houthi commander's standing

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Yemen offensive elevates enigmatic Houthi commander's standing

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Houthi forces led by AbdulMalik al-Houthi achieved a significant military victory in Yemen by capturing strategic areas along the Red Sea coastline, strengthening their control over a crucial shipping route and increasing tensions with Saudi Arabia.

By Michael Georgy, Jana Choukeir and Maha El Dahan DUBAI, Sept 16 - AbdulMalik al-Houthi, an elusive figure who commands a battle-hardened force, scored his biggest military victory in years when his Iran-aligned Houthi militant group swept through Yemen's Red Sea coastline and tightened their grip on a vital shipping waterway, rattling oil superpower Saudi Arabia.

World Security Conflict Politics Commodities Energy Shipping Houthi Yemen Red Sea military victory Saudi Arabia shipping route Iran-aligned AbdulMalik al-Houthi

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