Yemen War News Updates -- October 5, 2015

Reuters: Gulf Arabs wrest strategic Yemen island from Iran-allied group

Perim Island may be a small lump of windswept volcanic rock at the entrance to the Red Sea but its capture by Gulf Arab forces from Houthi fighters was a welcome victory for Yemen's government and its allies.

Gulf Arab troops swooped in from air and sea last week to take back Perim, which sits on one of the world's most important sea lanes.

The successful action denied Iran, the Houthis' main ally, a symbolic foothold astride trade routes as the Saudi-led Gulf Arab states and Tehran vie for influence across the Arab world.

Yemen War News Updates -- October 5, 2015

Fierce battles rage on Yemen's coast near strategic entrance to Red Sea strait -- AP
Saudi airstrikes hit seven targets in Yemen’s Sa’ada -- Press TV
Yemen loyalists reclaim strategic waterway, Iran-backed rebels still hold capital -- Dispatch Times
Yemen: Houthis withdraw half their forces from Ma’rib to Sana’a border -- Asharq Al-Awsat
Yemen premier tells rebels no room for more 'adventures' -- AFP
Yemen Conflict: 'Unremitting' Violence Takes Its Toll; Over 500 Children Dead, 1.7M At Risk Of Malnutrition -- IBTimes
Yemen civilian death toll surpasses 2,300 -- Al Jazeera
UNICEF: Conditions Deteriorating for Children in Yemen -- VOA
Yemen severs diplomatic ties with Iran: FM -- Asharq Al-Awsat
Yemen may cut diplomatic ties with Iran -- Reuters
Congress to Probe War in Yemen -- US News and World Report/Al-Monitor
Saudi war in Yemen impossible to win -- Madawi Al-Rasheed, Al-Monitor