Al Jazeera reports the internationally recognized Yemeni government says heavy fighting is underway on the al-Kadaha front in al-Ma’afer district southwest of Taiz. The Aden-based government accuses Houthi forces of attempting a blockade and of obstructing Yemen’s oil exports; the Houthis accuse the Saudi-led coalition-backed government of the same. Conflict has escalated across Yemen over the past weeks; the government says it has carried out hundreds of military operations and that almost all

Al Jazeera reports the internationally recognized Yemeni government says heavy fighting is underway on the al-Kadaha front in al-Ma’afer district southwest of Taiz. The Aden-based government accuses Houthi forces of attempting a blockade and of obstructing Yemen’s oil exports; the Houthis accuse the Saudi-led coalition-backed government of the same. Conflict has escalated across Yemen over the past weeks; the government says it has carried out hundreds of military operations and that almost all previously frozen front lines have seen renewed clashes and drone strikes.