# Clashes reported as Houthis advance towards Taiz in Yemen

https://mins.news/en/item/95904

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-12 05:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/12/clashes-reported-in-yemen-as-houthis-advance-towards-taiz?traffic_source=rss

> Heavy fighting has been reported between Houthi fighters and Yemeni forces near the strategically important southern city of Taiz. Al Jazeera correspondent Yousef Mawry, reporting from Sanaa, discusses what losing the city could mean for Yemen’s internationally recognised government.

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