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Houthis suspected of using chemical weapons in Taiz, authorities seek UN probe

Taiz, Yemen ·

Local authorities in Taiz have called for an urgent UN-backed investigation into reports that Houthi forces fired artillery shells and rockets suspected of containing internationally banned toxic substances. The authorities said they had received consistent reports from several front lines, amid escalating fighting that has worsened the humanitarian crisis in the besieged city.

Yemen's government and its allies have fought the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) since the Houthis seized Sanaa in 2014; the movement controls the capital and much of the north, and Taiz is one of the governorates where fighting continues.

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