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Nearly 1,800 Families Flee Yemen's Taiz Fighting in Just 48 Hours
(MENAFN) Escalating clashes in Yemen's southwestern Taiz province have driven almost 1,800 families from their homes in just two days, the United Nations said, as government forces and Houthi fighters continue battling in the districts of Maqbanah and Jabal Habashi.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement Friday evening: "An estimated 1,790 households have been displaced since 3 September, with movements continuing at the time of reporting."
Most displaced families have relocated within Maqbanah and Jabal Habashi themselves, according to the statement, while others have fled further to the western Taiz districts of Al-Ma'afer, Ash Shamayatayn, Mawza and Dhubab.
OCHA said some displacement sites across the province had been "reportedly emptied," setting off a broader, secondary wave of displacement.
The agency warned that ongoing shelling is blocking families from reaching safer ground, leaving some residents trapped inside active conflict zones. "Telecommunications disruptions are hampering information collection, verification and coordination, and emergency stocks are severely depleted," it said.
The surge in displacement comes as tensions rise on multiple fronts across Yemen, following weeks of reciprocal attacks that began in July — a rupture in the relative calm the country had seen since a UN-brokered truce took hold in April 2022.
Houthi forces have held the capital, Sanaa, along with several other cities, since September 2014, while the internationally recognized government and its allied forces continue to control large areas of the country's south, east and west.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement Friday evening: "An estimated 1,790 households have been displaced since 3 September, with movements continuing at the time of reporting."
Most displaced families have relocated within Maqbanah and Jabal Habashi themselves, according to the statement, while others have fled further to the western Taiz districts of Al-Ma'afer, Ash Shamayatayn, Mawza and Dhubab.
OCHA said some displacement sites across the province had been "reportedly emptied," setting off a broader, secondary wave of displacement.
The agency warned that ongoing shelling is blocking families from reaching safer ground, leaving some residents trapped inside active conflict zones. "Telecommunications disruptions are hampering information collection, verification and coordination, and emergency stocks are severely depleted," it said.
The surge in displacement comes as tensions rise on multiple fronts across Yemen, following weeks of reciprocal attacks that began in July — a rupture in the relative calm the country had seen since a UN-brokered truce took hold in April 2022.
Houthi forces have held the capital, Sanaa, along with several other cities, since September 2014, while the internationally recognized government and its allied forces continue to control large areas of the country's south, east and west.
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