Yemen Displacement Djibouti Crisis: 112,000 Flee Coastal Fighting in Two Weeks
Yemen displacement Djibouti numbers have surged this week, with more than 112,000 people forced from their homes inside Yemen in just two weeks, and nearly 3,000 crossing the Gulf of Aden to Djibouti, according to United Nations figures released in Geneva on Friday. This wave of Yemen displacement toward Djibouti follows a rapid Houthi advance that has handed the Iran-aligned group control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coastline, tightening its grip on the Bab al-Mandeb Strait — one of the busiest shipping corridors linking Europe and Asia through the Suez Canal.
The fighting pits Houthi forces against troops loyal to Yemen's internationally recognized, Saudi-backed government based in Aden. Saudi and Yemeni air forces have struck Houthi positions in response, even as the Houthis have escal...