Besieged Yemeni City Battered in Pivotal Civil War Battle

In Yemen's third largest city, residents are battling back against a months-long siege by Shiite rebels, armed by airdrops of weapons by planes from the Saudi-led coalition. With hundreds killed and food, water and medicines are  running short in a potentially pivotal battle in the country's protracted civil war. The Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, have surrounded the city of Taiz for months, shelling neighborhoods and battling with the local fighters. Anti-Houthi forces...

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