Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates
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- Houthi rebel offensive against government forces on west coast leads to some of deadliest clashes in years Clashes between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces and the Iran-aligned Houthi rebel movement killed more than 60 people, including civilians, as the Houthis pushed forward with a…
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- Houthis attempt to cut road linking Taiz to al-Makha in apparent bid to sever government's strategic supply route.
- Government-Houthi clashes in Taiz intensify, displacing thousands and threatening vital roadways to the Red Sea coast.
- Fighting has intensified between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Yemeni government forces since Thursday.
- Two days of fighting between government forces and Houthi fighters has left dozens dead on both sides, sources say.
- Houthi forces are trying to secure high ground and solidify their control of the entry to the Red Sea in the southwest. The Iran-backed militia abandoned a shaky truce with the Saudi-backed government-in-exile in July.
- A major Houthi offensive towards Bab al-Mandeb has triggered some of Yemen’s worst fighting in years.
- The attack on a crowded road comes amid fierce clashes across Taiz and Hodeidah and rapid civilian displacement.