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DEVELOPING · 3 OCT → 15 OCT 2026 · 13 EDITIONS · 49 OUTLETS

Yemeni government forces claim control near Bab el-Mandeb as fighting continues

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 24 49 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 5 Oct 12:55 UTC · Saudi-Backed Yemeni Forces Claim Gains Near Bab al-Mandab 5 Oct 18:11 UTC · Saudi-Backed Yemeni Forces Claim Gains Near Bab el-Mandeb 6 Oct 00:08 UTC · Yemeni Government Forces Claim Gains Near Bab el-Mandeb Strait 6 Oct 06:28 UTC · Yemeni government forces claim gains near Bab el-Mandeb as Houthis dispute advance 6 Oct 12:10 UTC · Yemeni Government Forces Claim Gains Around Bab al-Mandab 6 Oct 18:09 UTC · Yemeni Government Forces Claim Gains Around Bab al-Mandab and Mocha 7 Oct 06:35 UTC · Yemeni government forces claim control near Bab el-Mandeb as fighting continues

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 7 HEADLINES

  1. 5 Oct, 12:55 UTC

    Saudi-Backed Yemeni Forces Claim Gains Near Bab al-Mandab

  2. 5 Oct, 18:11 UTC

    Saudi-Backed Yemeni Forces Claim Gains Near Bab el-Mandeb

  3. 6 Oct, 00:08 UTC

    Yemeni Government Forces Claim Gains Near Bab el-Mandeb Strait

  4. 6 Oct, 06:28 UTC

    Yemeni government forces claim gains near Bab el-Mandeb as Houthis dispute advance

  5. 6 Oct, 12:10 UTC

    Yemeni Government Forces Claim Gains Around Bab al-Mandab

  6. 6 Oct, 18:09 UTC

    Yemeni Government Forces Claim Gains Around Bab al-Mandab and Mocha

  7. 7 Oct, 06:35 UTC

    Yemeni government forces claim control near Bab el-Mandeb as fighting continues

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Mandeb Strait · 4 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Nothing new took hold after the first third.