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The Wire · 2024-02-12
…Last night a commercial vessel was reportedly targeted with two cruise missiles in the Bab el Mandeb Strait. No further information on the success of this attack at this time.
United Kingdom: Following the withdrawal of�…
The Wire · 2024-01-24
RSK CHESAPEAKE and M/V MAERSK DETROIT (both American flagged, owned, and operated) were attacked with multiple cruise missiles as they attempted to run northbound through the Bab el Mandeb Strait under the escort of US…
The Wire · 2026-07-21
…Last night, the Houthis claimed to have partially closed the Bab el Mandeb Strait, threatening another major global maritime chokepoint. This announcement has been implemented as a blockade of S…
The Wire · 2023-12-21
…Conflict escalates following Yemen’s announcement of further combat operations in the Bab el Mandeb Strait. Yemen has threatened to lay mines in the strait, and has increased the targeting of what few vessels have attem…
The Wire · 2026-07-13
…These targeting efforts in Yemen have complicated maritime shipping through the Bab El Mandeb Strait, elevating concerns that another major maritime choke point might be turning into a warzone. During the American…
The Wire · 2023-12-27
…Yemen has demonstrated their ability to target ships in the Bab el Mandeb Strait, even with substantial U.S. Navy protection. If commercial ships begin to resume normal operations in the Red Se…
The Wire · 2023-12-28
…As maritime shipping begins to resume (to some degree) through the Bab el Mandeb Strait, interesting AIS transponder data has been noted by observers. In the metadata broadcast by a ship’s AIS trans…
The Wire · 2026-09-10
…This island offers superior command and control of the southern Red Sea and the Bab el Mandeb Strait. It's also a mountain that is hard to attack, but easy to defend. The Houthis did conduct…
The Wire · 2026-08-05
…This morning one merchant vessel reported being struck by an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) near the Bab el Mandeb Strait. The UKMTO reported the vessel as being sunk during the attack. The incident occurred so quickly…
The Wire · 2023-12-13
…Initial reporting indicates the vessel was traveling IVO the Bab el Mandeb Strait at the time of the strike. AC: Though Norwegian flagged, this chemical tanker was scheduled to make a port call …
The Wire · 2026-06-08
…Following the recent escalation of the war, the Houthis have claimed to close the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait to American and Israeli vessels.
Analyst Comment: Now, a second major maritime choke point is threate…
The Wire · 2024-02-19
…HOUTHI FORCES SINK SHIP IN BAB EL MANDEB STRAIT.//
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The Wire · 2026-09-11
…Throughout the evening, the Houthis continued their advance, seizing more islands in the southern Red Sea and Bab el Mandeb Strait. Perim Island (also known as Mayyun Island) fell to Houthi control overnight, further cementing Houthi…
The Wire · 2026-09-16
…Yesterday, rumors began to circulate that the Houthis have begun to lay mines in the Bab el Mandeb Strait, as a way of restricting travel through the waterway. As it stands, this is probably not true…
Intel Update · 2024-09-07
…Djibouti because they support the Yemenis uh across the across the way there, across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and they hate the United States, so they've kind of kicked the US out of Djibouti…
The Wire · 2026-08-11
…The Houthis struck another vessel in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait last night.
Analyst Comment: Locals claim this vessel wa
Intel Update · 2026-08-01
…And as of last week, we added another choke point to the list of concerns, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait or the BAM linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and eventually the Arabian…
Intel Update · 2026-03-14
…The Lincoln is hanging out off the coast of Oman just out of Iranian missile range and the Ford remains in the Red Sea having not transited the Bab el Mandeb strait just yet. Within the…
The Wire · 2026-07-23
…the Strait of Hormuz, Bab el Mandeb, and the Suez Canal. Shipping attempting to transit any of these three points will very likely either be targeted direc…
The Wire · 2026-04-13
Bab el Mandeb 1: https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2043358512525238607
SOUTHCOM: https://x.com/Southcom/status/2043477652573470959
CISA 1: …