官员表示，沙特和也门部队周一针对胡塞武装发起反攻，力求将反叛武装驱逐出战略港口城市穆卡，并缓解通过狭窄的曼德海峡的能源出口受到的威胁。
Saudi and Yemeni forces pressed a counteroffensive against Houthi fighters Monday, officials said, seeking to oust the rebels from the strategic port city of Mokha and ease the threat to energy exports though the narrow Bab al-Mandeb strait.
也门沙特领导的军事联盟发言人图尔基·马拉基少将（Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki）表示，大约100架喷气式战机在黎明行动中为向北沿海岸推进、侧翼包抄穆卡的也门地面部队提供空中掩护。
Around 100 jet fighters were providing air cover to Yemeni ground troops as they pushed north along the coast in a flanking move toward Mokha in a dawn operation, said Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen.