Intense fighting near the Bab al-Mandab Strait in Yemen

Armed clashes between Yemeni forces and Houthi rebels near the strategic strait.

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The area, vital for global maritime traffic, has been tense for months.

The fighting threatens to worsen the humanitarian crisis in a country at war since 2014.

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