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Houthis cut vital supply road to Yemen's Taiz

Houthis cut vital supply road to Yemen's Taiz Yemen's Houthis on Sunday cut a vital supply route linking Taiz with Aden - the interim capital of the Saudi-backed government - the AFP news agency is reporting, citing security sources. "We were informed that the Houthis had taken control of the al-Safiya area, where they cut the main road and took control of the police station," a police source in…

The Houthis have cut a vital supply route linking Taiz with Aden, the interim capital of the Saudi-backed government. According to security sources cited by AFP, the Houthis took control of the al-Safiya area, where they cut the main road and seized the police station.

Three Yemeni military sources confirmed Houthi control over the area and supply route, effectively encircling Taiz city.

There were also reports of Houthi attacks on Riyadh, including on facilities belonging to Aramco, and of Saudi Arabia launching dozens of strikes on Sanaa.

Brief written by urgent.news from Middle East Eye, France 24 — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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