From Al Jazeera · Alex Milan Durie · · 50s
Yemen war displaces 250,000 since July fighting
The UN says more than 250,000 people have fled their homes in Yemen since fighting reignited in July, with Taiz city accounting for most of the crisis.
In brief
The UN says more than 250,000 people have fled their homes in Yemen since fighting reignited in July, with Taiz city accounting for most of the crisis. More than 250,000 people have been internally displaced in Yemen since fighting between Houthi rebels and the internationally recognised government reignited in July…
250,000 flee Yemen since July
More than 250,000 people have been internally displaced in Yemen since the country's war reignited in July, the United Nations Refugee Agency said.
Fighting between Houthis and government
The displacement follows fighting between Houthi rebels and forces loyal to the internationally recognised government raging across several fronts in Yemen.
Taiz bears the brunt of crisis
The city of Taiz in southwestern Yemen accounts for 76 percent of departures and hosts 52 percent of those newly displaced, according to UNHCR.
The one thing
More than 250,000 people have been internally displaced in Yemen since fighting between Houthi rebels and the internationally recognised government reignited in July.
