{"id":387359,"date":"2026-10-13T04:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T03:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/yemen-frontline-fighting-the-houthi-rebels-targeting-saudi-arabia-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T04:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T03:00:20","slug":"yemen-frontline-fighting-the-houthi-rebels-targeting-saudi-arabia-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/yemen-frontline-fighting-the-houthi-rebels-targeting-saudi-arabia-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Yemen frontline: fighting the Houthi rebels targeting Saudi Arabia | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/dwZrECaXJnM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Yemen frontline: fighting the Houthi rebels targeting Saudi Arabia | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dwZrECaXJnM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Heavy fighting has been taking place in Yemen, as pro-government forces take on the country\u2019s Houthi rebels, whose recent attacks on neighbouring Saudi Arabia have seized the world\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n<p>Yemen\u2019s long civil war has become impossible to ignore, as the latest attacks by the Houthis, who are funded by Iran, play into the wider conflicts in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis took control of Yemen\u2019s capital in 2014, ousting the country\u2019s internationally-recognised government.   A year later a Saudi-led coalition of Arab states intervened, trying to dislodge the Houthis. Despite years of devastating air strikes, that hasn&#8217;t worked.<\/p>\n<p>Now Yemen&#8217;s Houthi fighters \u2013 already a threat to global shipping with attacks in the Red Sea \u2013 are an increasing threat to Saudi Arabia. And they provide leverage for their backers in Iran, Saudi&#8217;s regional rival.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC has been given rare access to Yemen and the latest desert battlefields.<\/p>\n<p>Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Orla Guerin.<\/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>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy fighting has been taking place in Yemen, as pro-government forces take on the country\u2019s Houthi rebels, whose recent attacks on neighbouring Saudi Arabia have seized the world\u2019s attention. 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