Battle in Yemen's Taiz kills scores of combatants, report says
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Houthis and Saudi-backed forces clashed near a strategic waterway crucial to global energy supplies, killing 80 combatants in a single day, according to sources from both sides. Fighting in Yemen's Taiz province has intensified following a rapid Houthi offensive against the internationally-recognised Saudi-backed government.
Yemen's Houthis and Saudi-backed forces fought over an area near a waterway crucial to global energy flows, killing 80 combatants over the past day, sources on both sides told AFP on Friday.
Fighting in Taiz has raged since the Iran-aligned Houthis began a lightning offensive against the internationally-recognised, Saudi-backed government.
The civil war, which dates to 2014 but had been dormant following a truce in 2022 roared back to life in July.
Fighting in Taiz has raged since the Iran-aligned Houthis began a lightning offensive against the internationally-recognised, Saudi-backed government.
The civil war, which dates to 2014 but had been dormant following a truce in 2022 roared back to life in July.
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