Fighting has intensified around Taiz since Houthi fighters seized the Red Sea port of Mokha on 10 September, ending a four-year ceasefire. Government forces are battling to hold high ground west of the city as Houthis prepare a major offensive. Taiz, home to nearly a million people, is a strategic crossroads in Yemen's civil war.
Yemen: Houthis and Government Forces Battle for Taiz
Source: BBC