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Fear grips Taiz as Houthi rebels tighten siege of Yemen’s 3rd largest city

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Newest development Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reportsYemen forces clash with Houthis around Taiz as humanitarian situation worsens

CAIRO (AP) — As word came of Houthi rebels advancing on Taiz, Weam Abdullah and her family decided it was time to leave Yemen’s third largest city. They had survived a yearslong siege by the rebels earlier in their country’s civil war, and they didn’t want to endure that again.

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  1. Fear grips Taiz as Houthi rebels tighten siege of Yemen’s 3rd largest city

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    Yemen forces clash with Houthis around Taiz as humanitarian situation worsens

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  1. Al-Monitor

    In Yemen's besieged Taiz, locals despair at lack of food, water and gas (opens Al-Monitor)

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    In Yemen's Taiz, Um Rian has struggled to feed her children ever since the Houthis laid siege to the government-controlled city, choking a population already exhausted by more than a decade of war. The Iranian-backed group seized areas south of the city, the third largest in Yemen, in recent days, c…

  2. Al Jazeera

    Yemen’s Taiz under siege again as food and fuel prices rise (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Houthi advances and the closure of vital roads into Taiz have triggered shortages, reviving memories of earlier siege.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Taiz hospitals near collapse as Houthis tighten siege: Yemen government (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Medical services in Taiz risk shutting down as fuel, medicines, and supplies run alarmingly low under Houthi blockade.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Fear strikes Yemen's 3rd largest city Taiz as Houthi rebels encircle it in a new siege (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Houthi rebels have encircled the city of Taiz, Yemen, causing fear among its more than 1 million residents

  5. The Columbian

    Fear grips Taiz as Houthi rebels tighten siege of Yemen’s 3rd largest city (opens The Columbian)

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    CAIRO (AP) — As word came of Houthi rebels advancing on Taiz, Weam Abdullah and her family decided it was time to leave Yemen’s third largest city. They had survived a yearslong siege by the rebels earlier in their country’s civil war, and they didn’t want to endure that again.

  6. New York Post

    Houthi siege tightens around major Yemen city that survived bloody civil war (opens New York Post)

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    The Iran-backed Houthi rebels are advancing on the Yemeni city of Taiz, the country's third-largest metropolis that had endured a yearslong siege during the nation's bloody civil war.

  7. Al-Monitor

    Yemen forces clash with Houthis around Taiz as humanitarian situation worsens (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The Houthis are laying siege to the strategic city of Taiz as the government works to advance along the coast.

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