Fear strikes Yemen's 3rd largest city Taiz as Houthi rebels encircle it in new siege
CAIRO — As word came of Houthi rebels closing in, Weam Abdullah and her family decided it was time to leave their home in Taiz, 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. They made it out just in time: Just after Abdullah, her husband and two young children left, the rebels on Oct.…
In Yemen, the third largest city of Taiz is under siege by Houthi rebels, causing widespread fear and despair among its residents. Weam Abdullah, a mother of two, and her family fled their home in Taiz, remembering the previous siege they endured during the country's civil war. Just as they left, the rebels captured a key town, effectively surrounding Taiz and halting the flow of supplies from government-controlled areas.
Abdullah, speaking via phone to The Associated Press from a southern province, expressed the bleak outlook in the city, describing the atmosphere as one of "despair" and feeling like a "cursed place." Despite their lack of involvement in politics or any particular party, the people of Taiz feel victimized by the ongoing conflict, with Iranian-backed Houthi rebels pushing for a significant victory in Yemen's 12-year civil war by targeting the strategically important city of Taiz.
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