Yemen says government forces repel Houthi push on key Taiz-Aden route
USO•Yemen’s government says its forces repelled overnight Houthi attacks on the Taiz-Aden supply route. The latest fighting comes as the Houthis press gains along the Red Sea coast; more than 700 people have been killed in recent fighting, according to the United Nations.
1. Route remains contested
Government forces repelled overnight Houthi attacks on Hejat al-Abd, a mountain pass on the key supply route to Aden, where Yemen’s internationally recognised administration is based. The road also serves Taiz and surrounding areas and is the only route for residents seeking to travel abroad, the article says.
2. Fighting widens
The Houthis have continued pressing government forces after an offensive along Yemen’s western coast brought them to the Red Sea’s Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The latest clashes mark an escalation in a civil war that had largely been frozen since a 2022 truce.
3. Humanitarian toll
More than 700 people have been killed and thousands wounded in the latest fighting, according to the United Nations. Nearly 130,000 Yemenis have been displaced inside the country, while more than 3,000 have fled by boat across the Red Sea to Africa.
