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(play video) play video   play video    ()      Video Duration 00 minutes 56 seconds  play-arrow   00:56   Yemen’s Houthis seize strategic Mayun Island in Red Sea    (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/daniel_khalili_tari_200622093119727)    (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/urooba_jamal_200403132107947)     By  (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/daniel_khalili_tari_200622093119727) Daniel Khalili-Tari and (https://www.aljazeera.com/author/urooba_jamal_200403132107947) Urooba Jamal    Published On 13 Sep 2026 13 Sep 2026        Save       Share Fierce battles ongoing between advancing Houthis and Yemen forces on social media share-nodes    Share (https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fsz010m) facebook      (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Fierce%20battles%20ongoing%20between%20advancing%20Houthis%20and%20Yemen%20forces&source=sharethiscom&related=sharethis&via=AJEnglish&url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fsz010m) x    (whatsapp://send?text=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fsz010m) whatsapp-stroke    (https://aje.news/sz010m)  copylink          google       Add Al Jazeera on Google  info       Heavy fighting is under way in Yemen between (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/13/fighting-continues-between-yemen-govt-forces-houthis-what-is-the-latest) Houthi fighters and troops supporting the country’s internationally recognised government, with the Houthis reportedly advancing towards the strategic northern city of Marib. 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