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  "id": 14977091,
  "title": "In Yemen's besieged Taiz, families take shelter as Houthis close in",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/in-yemens-besieged-taiz-families-take-shelter-as-houthis-close-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T14:46:29.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/yemens-besieged-taiz-families-take-shelter-houthis-close"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "TAIZ, Yemen, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Ali Hassan and his family took shelter under a stairwell at a school in Taiz as Iran-allied Houthi forces closed in around them, tightening a siege of Yemen's third-largest city. The 42-year-old said the latest fighting between the group and Saudi-backed government forces had forced him to flee several times. The wider conflict has also left its mark on his body: a…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Explainer-Why is the battle for Yemen's Taiz so important?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/explainer-why-is-the-battle-for-yemens-taiz-so-important",
        "published": "2026-10-16T12:46:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Yemeni forces kill 16 Houthis, capture drone control team in Taiz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/yemeni-forces-kill-16-houthis-capture-drone-control-team-in-taiz",
        "published": "2026-10-16T15:59:12.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}