# Houthis battle for strategic heights in Yemen as thousands more flee homes

https://mins.news/en/item/68329

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-22 04:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/22/houthis-battle-for-strategic-heights-in-yemen-as-thousands-more-flee-homes?traffic_source=rss

> Fighting is intensifying in Yemen as Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government forces contest the strategically important Kahboub Mountains overlooking the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Officials say renewed hostilities have killed at least 674 people and displaced more than 158,000. US media report that Donald Trump called off planned strikes on the Houthis at the last minute on Sunday.

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