> It’s the key to the control of almost all shipping between the #IndianOcean and the #MediterraneanSea via the #SuezCanal. Recent drone attacks on commercial shipping in the Bab el Mandeb by Yemen-based Houthi forces have prompted a coalition led by the United States to launch military strikes against targets controlled by the militants.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/bab-al-mandan-red-sea-suez-shipping-crisis-houthis-gaza

#BabElMandeb #StraitOfBabElMandeb #ChokePoints #MaritimePower