Houthi forces encircled the city of Taiz on four sides in October 2026 after seizing key access routes, including the main road connecting Taiz to Aden.

From the articleYemen’s besieged Taiz is in famine, governor says, as 13 are killed by Saudi airstrikeAlso in Houthis continue to engage in ‘fierce battles’ in mountains near Aden, Taiz - report, Mapping the siege of Yemen’s Taiz, and the price families are paying, Houthis say Saudi-led airstrikes killed 14 at a market in northern Yemen, and other Mideast news