Bab-el-Mandeb

Arcs in and about Bab-el-Mandeb from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 49 stories · 171 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 29, 2023

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All arcs1 named arc in 2023

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The Houthis' attacks on Red Sea shipping and the US and Israeli strikes on Yemen

4 of 156 stories this year · 5 about Bab-el-Mandeb

Maersk halts Red Sea shipping until further notice after Houthi militant attack · 11 articles, Dec 31US Navy helicopters fire at Yemen’s Houthi rebels and kill several in latest Red Sea shipping attack · 21 articles, Dec 31U.S. forces say they killed the boat crews in a Houthi ship attack in the Red Sea · 12 articles, Dec 31Iran Sends Warship to Red Sea After US Sinks Houthi Boats · 14 articles, Dec 31

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Feb 12, 202417220
Feb 19, 202417525
Jul 8, 202422216
Aug 5, 202413210
Mar 23, 20260204
Mar 30, 20262046
Apr 6, 202611012
Apr 13, 20261013648
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Jul 27, 202612315
Aug 10, 2026311556
Sep 7, 2026277726483
Sep 14, 2026263416203
Sep 21, 202687737

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else7 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Bab-el-Mandeb that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 13– 14Missile fired from rebel-controlled Yemen misses a container ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait10 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right

Stories that name Bab-el-Mandeb

  1. Dec 16– 19Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea41 articles · 35 independent sources
    4 left, 9 center, 4 right
  2. Dec 12– 19Who are the Houthis and why are they attacking ships in the Red Sea?23 articles · 18 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 2 right
  3. Dec 12– 15Missiles fired from Houthi territory in Yemen target Red Sea cargo ships19 articles · 17 independent sources
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  4. Dec 12Missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits Norwegian-flagged tanker in Red Sea13 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 3 right
  5. Nov 29– Dec 63 commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, US warship downs 3 drones48 articles · 39 independent sources
    7 left, 14 center, 9 right
  6. Nov 29US Navy shoots down Iran-made drone fired from Yemen6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 3 right
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