Two Yemeni government sources said on Friday, 11 September 2026, that the Houthis had reached the city of Dhubab in Taiz governorate, directly on the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the southern entrance to the Red Sea. The Houthis reached Dhubab a day after taking control of the city of Mokha and its port on Yemen’s western coast, according to Houthi and Yemeni officials.
Dhubab’s location and the importance of the Bab al-Mandab Strait
The available information did not include details on whether fighting had taken place inside Dhubab or whether the Houthis had secured full control of the city.
The available material also contained no direct comment from government forces on the situation on the ground there.
