Houthis Free 200 Prisoners After Coastal Advance
Houthi forces have freed over 200 prisoners following their capture of Mokha and the Red Sea coastline, prompting heavy Saudi coalition airstrikes and displacing more than 76,000 civilians.
Yemen’s Houthi movement announced on Saturday that its forces have freed more than 200 members held in detention facilities across recently captured southwestern coastal areas. The release follows a rapid weeklong military offensive that culminated in the fall of the strategic port city of Mokha, effectively placing key approaches to the Bab el-Mandab Strait under Houthi control. The dramatic advance has triggered retaliatory airstrikes from Saudi-backed government forces and sparked a severe humanitarian crisis that has displaced tens of thousands of civilians.