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On Saturday ' s Yemeni government military sources reported that forces supported by a Saudi-led military alliance were moving forward in the vicinity of the Bab al-Mandib Strategic Strait in an effort to recover it, while the Iranian-supported Al-Houthi confirmed that they continued to tighten their grip on this area and the western coast of the country.
Frequent battles continue on Friday between Yemeni and Houthi government forces in south-west Yemen, specifically in several areas of Ta`izz governorate, killing 80 during the last 24 hours, according to sources on both sides. The battles are on several fronts in the Rif al-Dawqiyah, particularly in those on the western coast controlled by the Hawaii supported by Iran more than two weeks ago.
As battles continue on the west coast of Yemen, tens of thousands of Yemeni displaced persons flee the fighting. Yemeni authorities opened a camp to accommodate a number of them at the western entrance to Aden City.
