LONDON: A group of 15 human rights organizations has called on Houthi forces to reopen main roads into Taiz in order to alleviate the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Yemen’s third city. The Iran-backed militia is besieging Taiz, having encircled it in 2015. The International Red Cross says the city, still in government control, is suffering a shortage of food, water and
Houthi forces, also known as Ansar Allah, should immediately open vital roads in and around Taizz, Yemen’s third-largest city, and restore freedom of movement for all civilians to prevent further deterioration of the already grave humanitarian crisis in Taizz.