Houthis Attack Besieged City in Yemen and Other Top Photos From the Middle East – WTOP News
The U.N. said the siege has left many residents without food and other necessities as fighting intensifies around Taiz.
- On Monday, October 19, 2026, Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck the al-Alam military camp in Shabwa province with three ballistic missiles, killing 73 recruits and wounding more than 200 others according to a senior Yemeni government official.
- The Houthis have largely encircled Taiz, cutting off supply routes and leaving civilians at "grave risk," U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday; the siege has sent prices soaring, leaving many residents without food.
- Separately, a Houthi strike hit a residential area in Taiz on Tuesday, killing two teenage girls and wounding six others, with local authorities reporting extensive damage to densely populated neighborhoods.
- Britain said Tuesday it is expanding military support for Saudi Arabia to include "defensive" air patrols by Royal Air Force jets; U.S. envoy Tom Barrack stated the United States is not prepared to send troops to help.
- The conflict has killed more than 150,000 people since 2014, creating one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters, while Shabwa, Marib, and Hadramawt form the government's strategic "triangle of power" containing the nation's oil and gas facilities.
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