Fighting in Yemen escalates after government forces post videos showing armoured vehicles driven over opposing Houthi fighters. The footage is presented as evidence of brutal action during a late stage of a pitched battle for territory.
The clashes take place around the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait, an area recently captured by the Houthis. Multiple outlets describe the fighting as a deadly new phase in Yemen’s fragmented conflict, and link the broader consequences to earlier Houthi advances, including shockwaves in oil markets and higher global petrol and diesel prices.
While all accounts rely on video shared by government forces and place the events near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, they differ mainly in framing and wording—some focus on the violent imagery shown in the videos, while others emphasize the strategic and economic context of the renewed offensive and its impact beyond Yemen.
