{"id":382823,"date":"2026-09-28T16:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-yemens-front-line-city-as-houthis-battle-for-control-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T16:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:00:09","slug":"inside-yemens-front-line-city-as-houthis-battle-for-control-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-yemens-front-line-city-as-houthis-battle-for-control-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Yemen&#8217;s front-line city as Houthis battle for control | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/4dGSFpkeirI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Yemen's front-line city as Houthis battle for control | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4dGSFpkeirI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Saudi-backed pro-government forces are battling to push back Houthi fighters in the city of Taiz, Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>The fighters swept down the coast of the Red Sea earlier this month, taking control of a key shipping chokepoint and escalating Yemen&#8217;s civil war.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC travelled with government forces from Taiz through checkpoints to the line where their control ends and no man&#8217;s land begins, in order to see the fighting up close.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Yemen #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi-backed pro-government forces are battling to push back Houthi fighters in the city of Taiz, Yemen. 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