Iran-backed rebel movement
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Controls Yemen's entire western coast and Bab al-Mandeb islands
Yemen's Houthi rebels seized Perim Island on Friday, capturing the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait that carries 10 to 12 percent of global trade into the Red Sea and Suez Canal. The island sits at the strait's southern entrance, between Yemen's mainland and Djibouti.
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