Houthis encircle Taizz: Yemen's third city may reshape the war

Houthi rebels have surrounded Taizz, Yemen's third-largest city and cultural capital, cutting off main access roads and pressing toward the southern gate. Seizing Taizz, which has been a stronghold of resistance to the rebels, would mark a major success for the movement. Fighting is ongoing and could prove decisive for the course of the conflict in Yemen.