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Urgent: Houthi forces launch fierce shelling on the Kahlan area in Taiz

Kahlan, Yemen ·

Circulating reports from Taiz governorate said Houthi forces were heavily shelling the Kahlan area with heavy weapons. The reports raised fears of civilian casualties, including women and children, and of damage to homes and property.

Taiz is in southwestern Yemen, where front lines have long divided the Houthi movement (Ansar Allah), which controls Sanaa and much of the north, from government forces.

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