Yemen: Maps show 10 years of changing control
A decade of war has shifted Yemen’s front lines, but the Houthis still hold Sanaa, and no side controls the country.
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A decade of war has shifted Yemen’s front lines, but the Houthis still hold Sanaa, and no side controls the country.
Explosions in Sanaa reported shortly after Saudi-led coalition's evacuation order as Houthis promise 'harsh' response.
Houthi media reported an attack by Saudi Arabia on the Yemen Oil Company in Sanaa on Tuesday, which came shortly after the Saudi-led coalition ordered the evacuation of the facility ahead of a military operation. The Iran-backed rebels had warned that they would target Riyadh's airport and other sites in the country if Saudi Arabia followed through on its threat.
Sanaa has faced intense bombing since the Yemeni government announced a campaign to take the capital from the Houthis.
As fighting intensifies, Yemenis face a deepening economic crisis, with unpaid salaries and rising prices.
Yemeni government forces claim strategic advances near Bab al-Mandeb strait amid a major anti-Houthi offensive.
Era of 'wasting time and dictating demands is over'; US must fulfill MoU, top Iranian negotiator says.
Houthi rebels accused Saudi forces of launching 26 strikes on Sanaa on Saturday after loud explosions rocked the Yemeni capital. The Iran-backed group said it struck an oil facility south of Riyadh, where flames and a large plume of smoke were seen rising from a plant belonging to oil giant Aramco.
The Yemeni Houthis claimed to have targeted on Saturday a site of the oil giant Aramco in Riyadh, from which flames have risen. Shortly before that, he charged the Saudi army with 26 air raids on Sana'a, the capital of Yemen they controlled.
Iran's interior ministry spokesperson also says 'rising prices are causing concern for the people'.
Families in Sanaa brace for higher food and transport costs after first fuel price increase in four years.