Battle rages for Yemen’s lifeline port

Yemeni pro-government fighters supported by a Saudi-led coalition have seized the international airport in the vital port city of Hodeida after fierce battles with Iranian-backed Houthi rebels



3km 2 miles

Hodeida port
Main lifeline for food and humanitarian supplies to Yemen, where 22 million people are dependent on aid, and 8.4 million are facing starvation

Sanaa Road
Warplanes from Saudi-led coalition have bombed main route linking Hodeida with capital, Sanaa, to block Houthi reinforcements

Hodeida International Airport
UAE and Yemeni government troops have stormed airport compound, according to Yemeni military sources

Pro-government advance

RED SEA
HODEIDA
Great Mosque
Castle
Fishing port
Saudi-led naval blockade

SAUDI ARABIA
Houthi-held territory 
YEMEN
Sanaa
Hodeida
Aden
Gulf of Aden
300km 200 miles


Sources: Associated Press, Reuters, The Guardian 
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