Over 200,000 displaced in Yemen amid renewed fighting: IOM

The International Organization for Migration has announced that more than 200,000 people have been displaced in Yemen.

The organization described the crisis, caused by renewed fighting between Houthi forces and government troops, as alarming. The number of displaced people has risen from 76,000 in mid-September to 200,000 as of Wednesday—almost all of whom have fled since the latest clashes began in early September.

Military sources reported that government forces have succeeded in liberating new positions around the Umm Reesh camp in southern Marib province, according to Al Arabiya channel.

Meanwhile, the National Shield Forces have taken control of strategic high ground overlooking the Al-Mansoura area west of Taiz city.