Deadly clashes in Yemen's Taiz as government forces and Houthis battle

More than 70 people have been killed as Yemeni government forces and the Houthis clash over the strategic Taiz governorate.

• Government forces said 34 of their troops were killed, and Houthi military sources said 39 of their fighters died in clashes in Taiz and Lahij.
• Rashad al-Alimi, head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, announced a major offensive to retake territory from the Houthis.
• Government forces said they captured several areas, including a fort in Samaa, and repelled Houthi attacks west of Taiz City.
• Yemen's Executive Unit for IDP Camps Management said nearly 200,000 people have been displaced since fighting escalated in early September.