‘Like a battlefield’: How Yemen’s Mocha went from a town of fishermen to a city of fighters

‘Like a battlefield’: How Yemen’s Mocha went from a town of fishermen to a city of fighters MEE correspondent on Mon, 08/17/2026 - 12:06 The historic, strategically located city was once a quiet fishing town, but today it serves as the headquarters of the Republican Guard forces and hosts many fighters fleeing Houthi areas The navigation bridge of a sunken vessel in Mocha the day after an attack by the Houthis in the city held by Yemen’s internationally recognised…