Closing the New War Front in Yemen cthuratong Fri, 09/18/2026 - 13:46 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Global Issues & Institutions My Reading List Internally displaced (IDP) Yemenis who fled their homes due to renewed clashes between Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces and the country's Houthi rebels drive to the safety of al-Kadah in the Taiz Governorate, southwestern Yemen on September 6, 2026. Ahmad Al-Basha / AFP Statement / Middle East & North Africa 18 September 2026 9 minutes Closing the New War Front in Yemen The Houthis’ rapid advance on the western Yemeni coast has opened a new front in the Middle East war that began with February’s U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. A truce in Yemen is an u