Passage
Bab el-Mandeb
Southern Red Sea gateway between the Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa. Security advisories frequently drive Cape diversions.
- Bab el-Mandeb / southern Red Sea security advisories
Recent activity
- Houthis strike Yemen's Aden airport after evacuation warning
Houthis strike Yemen's Aden airport after evacuation warning Reuters
Evidence: Reuters · 28 Oct 2026
- Houthis say Saudi-led airstrikes killed 14 at a market in northern Yemen, and other Mideast news
Houthis say Saudi-led airstrikes killed 14 at a market in northern Yemen, and other Mideast news AP News
Evidence: Related · 28 Oct 2026
- Houthis strike Yemen's Aden airport after evacuation warning
Houthis strike Yemen's Aden airport after evacuation warning Reuters
Evidence: Related · 28 Oct 2026
- Yemen’s Houthis target complex in Taiz for 2nd time in month: News agency
Yemen’s Houthis target complex in Taiz for 2nd time in month: News agency Anadolu Ajansı
Evidence: Related · 26 Aug 2026
- Can Yemen's new drone arsenal seriously confront the Houthis?
Can Yemen's new drone arsenal seriously confront the Houthis? Al Majalla
Evidence: Related · 26 Aug 2026
- Iranian advisers helped Houthis seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast in less than 48 hours, sources tell AP
Iranian advisers helped Houthis seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast in less than 48 hours, sources tell AP AP News
Evidence: Related · 23 Sept 2026
- Yemen holds mass funeral for 75 recruits killed in Houthi strike
Yemen holds mass funeral for 75 recruits killed in Houthi strike Al Jazeera
Evidence: Al Jazeera · 21 Oct 2026
- Yemen’s government accuses Houthis of airport attacks in Aden, Mukalla
Yemen’s government accuses Houthis of airport attacks in Aden, Mukalla Al Jazeera
Evidence: Related · 21 Oct 2026
- Yemen’s government accuses Houthis of airport attacks in Aden, Mukalla
Yemen’s government accuses Houthis of airport attacks in Aden, Mukalla Al Jazeera
Evidence: Al Jazeera · 21 Oct 2026
- Yemen's Houthis deny launching drones towards Saudi Arabia's Medina
Yemen's Houthis deny launching drones towards Saudi Arabia's Medina Reuters
Evidence: Reuters · 21 Oct 2026