Hundreds have been killed and tens of thousands displaced as rebel Houthi forces in Yemen advanced on cities in country over the weekend.
On Sunday, the Houthis claimed to have used drones and missiles to target Saudi Arabia, including a military base just over the border with Yemen.
More than 500 Yemeni troops have been killed during clashes with the Houthis between 9 August and 10 September, the government-aligned National Resistance Forces said in reports carried by local media in Yemen.
More than 950 violations against civilians have been documented across the western coast front lines following the Houthis’ entry into these cities, including more than 150 cases of killings, the Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms reported.
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More than 500 Yemeni troops have been killed during clashes with the Houthis between 9 August and 10 September.
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Hundreds have been killed and tens of thousands displaced as rebel Houthi forces in Yemen advanced on cities in country over the weekend.
In advances following a week-long offensive that left hundreds dead, the Houthis seized the Yemeni side of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, one of the world's shipping arteries and the southern gateway to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, threatening Saudi oil exports diverted from the Strait of Hormuz.
On Sunday, the Houthis claimed to have used drones and missiles to target Saudi Arabia, including a military base just over the border with Yemen.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree didn't provide evidence or say when the attack occurred, according to the Associated Press.
Global charity Oxfam said escalations in Yemen pose a "dire threat" to an already population after over a decade of civil war.
More than 500 Yemeni troops have been killed during clashes with the Houthis between 9 August and 10 September, the government-aligned National Resistance Forces said in reports carried by local media in Yemen. The National Resistance Forces said that Houthi losses during the same period were far higher.
More than 950 violations against civilians have been documented across the western coast front lines following the Houthis’ entry into these cities, including more than 150 cases of killings, the Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms reported.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said that the escalation of fighting in Taiz, the western coast and other governorates had displaced more than 50,000 people.
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