Yemeni government fighters shown driving vehicles over Houthi opponents

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Yemeni government forces reportedly recaptured areas near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Houthi fighters in a deadly escalation of the country's war. Video showed armored vehicles driving over opponents, while the Houthi advance had previously unsettled oil markets and raised fuel prices.

By Edward Carron Oct 6 (Reuters) - Video posted by government forces in Yemen showed them driving armoured cars over Houthi fighters as they recaptured areas around the vitalBab el-Mandeb Strait from the Iran-backed group on Monday in a deadly new phase of the fragmented country's war. The videos gave a glimpse into the brutal closing stages of a pitched battle for control of territory near the strait that the Houthis had captured last month. The Houthi advance sent shockwaves through the oil market and pushed up petrol and diesel prices worldwide.