Houthis extend gains in Yemen’s Taiz as gov’t announces major military campaign-Xinhua
SANAA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group made fresh territorial gains in the southwestern province of Taiz on Sunday, pressing its advance as the internationally recognized government announced the start of a large-scale military campaign to retake what it called the remaining Houthi-held areas. A local security official, speaking to Xinhua on condition of anonymity, confirmed that Houthi fighters had entered At Turbah, a strategic government-held center in southern Taiz province, without fighting after government forces withdrew earlier in the day. He added that government troops and allied fighters had pulled back to mountainous positions outside At Turbah, while some retreated farther south into neighboring Lahj province following "battlefield setbacks and losses." Houthi figh...