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Earlier this week, the United States announced that it was putting together a military coalition tasked with ensuring the safety of navigation through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The move comes after Yemen’s Ansar Allah (Houthi) militias effectively closed down the waterways to Israeli shipping, in response to Tel Aviv’s ongoing war in Gaza.
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The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against two of Yemen’s Houthi rebel commanders, who are leading an offensive to seize the last northern government stronghold of Marib.
Yemen’s civil war, which started in 2014, pits Iran-backed Houthi rebels against an internationally recognized government supported by a Saudi-led military coalition.
The Houthis launched in February a fierce offensive to seize Marib, capital of an oil-rich region, where heavy battles have exacerbated what the UN already calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
US Special Envoy for Yemen
Tim Lenderking said sanctions were placed on
Mohammed Abdul Kareem al-Ghamari, the Houthi’s Chief of the General Staff, who is leading the push to seize Marib, as well as
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