More Than 100 Killed in Fighting Near Yemen’s Bab al-Mandab

Airstrikes and clashes in districts overlooking the Bab al-Mandab strait in southwestern Yemen left more than 100 people dead within hours, according to field sources.

The reported toll came amid escalating fighting between the governorates of Taiz and Lahj, with Houthi forces putting pressure on government troop positions.

The violence involved both aerial attacks and ground fighting. The available account did not specify how many of those killed were combatants or civilians, or give a breakdown of casualties by location.

The districts near Bab al-Mandab were at the centre of the latest reported violence. The account did not establish whether the fighting had resulted in any changes in control on the ground.