Red Sea island off Yemen cleared of rebels

  10 December 2015    Read: 1077
Red Sea island off Yemen cleared of rebels
Saudi state television is reporting that Saudi-led forces fighting in Yemen have cleared a Red Sea island of Shiite rebels.
The report Thursday said forces had seized control of Jazirat al-Hanish al-Kabir island off the coast of Yemen near the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. The strait is a major route for oil from the Gulf and cargo between Europe and Asia.

The state television report did not elaborate, nor did it show any images of the island.

Yemen`s conflict pits Shiite rebels known as Houthis and army units loyal to a former president against the internationally recognized government and the Saudi-led and U.S.-backed coalition.

Peace talks in Switzerland are scheduled for next week.

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