Why is fighting intensifying in Yemen’s Taiz governorate?
Fighting escalates in Taiz governorate as Yemen’s government and Houthis battle for control of key strategic locations.

Fighting escalates in Taiz governorate as Yemen’s government and Houthis battle for control of key strategic locations.









Displaced Yemenis are fleeing again, as the Houthis capture the Red Sea coast.
Government forces close a key crossing connecting Houthi-held al-Houban to government-held Taiz city.
World Food Programme warns of ‘devastating’ impact as conflict displaces thousands and cuts off food supplies.
Massive US military deployment to the Middle East includes 50,000 troops, F-35s and Marines to pressure Tehran.
Air strikes and difficult terrain have prevented the Houthis from turning coastal gains into a wider breakthrough.
At the same time in Yemen, the Saudi-backed government army says it is inflicting heavy losses on the Houthis in Taiz.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says the kingdom ‘will not hesitate to respond firmly to any threat’.