# Thousands flee Yemen as Houthis and Saudi-backed forces escalate war

https://mins.news/en/video/68506

- BBC News, 2026-09-22 07:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckDnUNvQ7gE

> Thousands are fleeing as Yemen’s civil war between the Iran-backed Houthis and the Saudi-backed internationally recognised government intensifies. The UK says it will provide Saudi Arabia with defensive air-to-air refuelling support, while the Houthis claim recent drone and ballistic missile attacks on Riyadh and energy sites along the Red Sea coast.

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