Houthi de facto authority

Contested territory

Saudi Arabia

Saada

Red Sea

Marib

Sana’a

Hodeidah

Yemen

Dhamar

Eritrea

Ibb

Taiz

Mocha

Aden

Bab al-Mandab

strait

200 km

200 miles

Houthi de facto authority

Contested territory

Saudi Arabia

Saada

Yemen

Red Sea

Marib

Sana’a

Hodeidah

Dhamar

Eritrea

Ibb

Taiz

Mocha

Aden

Bab al-Mandab

strait

Gulf of Aden

200 km

200 miles

Houthi de facto authority

Contested territory

Saudi Arabia

Saada

Yemen

Red Sea

Marib

Sana’a

Hodeidah

Dhamar

Eritrea

Ibb

Taiz

Mocha

Aden

Gulf of Aden

Bab al-Mandab strait

200 km

200 miles

Houthi de facto authority

Contested territory

Saudi Arabia

Saada

Yemen

Red Sea

Marib

Sana’a

Hodeidah

Dhamar

Eritrea

Ibb

Taiz

Mocha

Aden

Gulf of Aden

Bab al-Mandab strait

200 km

200 miles

Houthi de facto authority

Contested territory

Saudi Arabia

Saada

Red Sea

Marib

Sana’a

Hodeidah

Yemen

Dhamar

Eritrea

Ibb

Taiz

Mocha

Aden

Bab al-Mandab

strait

200 km

200 miles

Houthi de facto authority

Contested territory

Saudi Arabia

Saada

Yemen

Red Sea

Marib

Sana’a

Hodeidah

Dhamar

Eritrea

Ibb

Taiz

Mocha

Aden

Bab al-Mandab

strait

Gulf of Aden

200 km

200 miles

Houthi de facto authority

Contested territory

Saudi Arabia

Saada

Yemen

Red Sea

Marib

Sana’a

Hodeidah

Dhamar

Eritrea

Ibb

Taiz

Mocha

Aden

Gulf of Aden

Bab al-Mandab strait

200 km

200 miles

Houthi de facto authority

Contested territory

Saudi Arabia

Saada

Yemen

Red Sea

Marib

Sana’a

Hodeidah

Dhamar

Eritrea

Ibb

Taiz

Mocha

Aden

Gulf of Aden

Bab al-Mandab strait

200 km

200 miles

Guardian graphic. Source: Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Critical Threats Project, 5 Oct 2026