Saudi advance on Hodaidah

The Saudi coalition is advancing along western Yemeni coast towards the port city of Hodeidah.

Plans to gain control of Hudaydah

 * Yemen’s Al-Hudaydah: A child’s worst nightmare Middle east Monitor October 22, 2016
 * The fact that it is situated on the Red Sea, adjacent to Eritrea, gives the port very high geostrategic value. Its waterway also leads directly northwards towards the Saudi border, which is just over 200km away. It is often forgotten that Saudi Arabia’s Farasan Marine Sanctuary Island is just 300km from the Al-Hudaydah port. Having a direct Houthi presence in Al-Hudaydah – especially when at that time the port was the second largest port in Yemen – was a great cause of concern for the Saudis.


 * SAUD-LED COALITION PLANS TO LAUNCH LARGE-SCALE ADVANCE ON YEMENI PORT CITY OF HUDAYDAH SouthFront, March 14, 2017
 * Yemen government agrees to UN Hudaida plan, Houthis sceptical MEE June 17, 2017
 * Saudi-Backed Militants Plan Siege of Hudaydah Despite Intl. Warnings Iman News May 31, 2018
 * Yemeni Gov't Rejects Rumors of Accepting UN Plan on Hudaydah Port Fars News Agency June 3, 2018

Reports on offensive

 * Yemen forces capture military camp in Hodeida province Gulf News December 8, 2017
 * The current military operations on the Red Sea are part of a major offensive that started earlier this year and aimed at denying Al Houthis access to the Red Sea, stem the flow of the Iranian arms to the rebels and secure the strategic Bab Al Mandab Strait.The final stage of this offensive will see the liberation of Hodeida city, the last major coastal urban area under Al Houthi control.


 * SAUDI-LED COALITION DEVELOPS ITS ADVANCE TOWARDS YEMEN’S AL-HUDAYDAH PORT SouthFront December 8, 2017
 * SAUDI-LED COALITION RESUMES ITS ADVANCE ON YEMEN’S WESTERN COAST SouthFront January 3, 2018
 * UAE-backed forces keep advancing along Yemeni coast – map Al Masdar News January 26, 2018
 * Houthis suffer major losses in Yemen's Hodeidah The National February 20, 2018
 * Yemen's Houthis order arrest of 50 deserters along Red Sea coast: military sources The National March 3, 2018
 * Facing tough fight in mountains, Saudi-led alliance focuses on Yemen's coast Reuters April 9, 2018
 * UAE-backed group continues to advance along Yemeni coast after Houthi setbacksAl-Masdar Nwes May 5, 2018
 * SAUDI-LED COALITION RESUMES ITS ADVANCE ALONG WESTERN YEMENI COAST SouthFront May 19, 2018
 * Muza: Yemeni National Resistance Forces advance on Red Sea coast May 22, 2018
 * Yemeni forces advance to within 20km of Houthi-held Hodeidah Al-Jazeera 29 May, 2018
 * YEMEN SITUATION REPORT Critical Threats May 30, 2018
 * SAUDI-LED COALITION CAPTURES POSITIONS 15KM SOUTH OF AL-HUDAYDAH PORT (MAP, VIDEOS +18) SouthFront May 31, 2018
 * MAP UPDATE: SAUDI-LED FORCES FAIL TO REACH HUDAYDAH AFTER THEIR ATTACK REPELLED BY HOUTHIS SouthFront June 3, 2018
 * HOUTHIS REPEL ATTACK OF SAUDI-LED COALITION IN NORTHERN YEMEN AND DESTROY SEVERAL VEHICLES (VIDEO) SouthFront June 3, 2018
 * Ansarullah Chief: Israeli Fighters Fly over Hudaydah amid Saudi Push to Seize City Fars News Agency 03, June, 2018

Analysis

 * THE $1.5 BILLION CAMPAIGN TO WHITEWASH GENOCIDE IN YEMEN Dan Glazebrook, March 2, 2018
 * 'Short of engaging in combat': UK has Al Saud's back in Yemen war Dan Glazebrook, March 9, 2018
 * US mulling direct military assistance to help seize key Yemen port: report - The Hill, June 3, 2018
 * More Saudi Airstrikes on Yemen’s Infrastructure Heighten Humanitarian Crisis Ahmed Abdulkareem Mint Press News June 4, 2018
 * Yemen - The Attack On Hodeidah Is A Prelude To Genocide - Moon of Alabama, June 6, 2018