Mario Nawfal(@MarioNawfal):🇾🇪 Someone has been VERY busy with a shovel at Bab al-Mandab near Yemen. New satellite imagery reportedly shows nearly 20km of possible Houthi trenches carved across the mountains overlooking one of the world’s most critical shipping chokepoints. Even more striking: the reported fortifications appear to have gone up in a matter of days, potentially providing defensive positions and eyes over Red Sea traffic below. Twenty kilometers of fresh earthworks overlooking a major shipping lane is hard to ignore. Writer: Val

2026.09.18 04:45

🇾🇪 Someone has been VERY busy with a shovel at Bab al-Mandab near Yemen. New satellite imagery reportedly shows nearly 20km of possible Houthi trenches carved across the mountains overlooking one of the world’s most critical shipping chokepoints. Even more striking: the reported fortifications appear to have gone up in a matter of days, potentially providing defensive positions and eyes over Red Sea traffic below. Twenty kilometers of fresh earthworks overlooking a major shipping lane is hard to ignore. Writer: Val