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Houthis signal West Coast push as analysts warn of shipping risks

New Houthi recruits parade to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb 1, 2024.[Reuters]

Yemen's Houthi movement is signalling plans to reclaim the country's West Coast, raising concern among maritime analysts about potential threats to shipping routes through the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Abdul-Malik al-Houthi discussed the strategy during a December 30 video conference with commanders in Sanaa, Yemeni sources familiar with the meeting said, declining to be identified for security reasons.

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