AL-MUKALLA: What began as a Houthi offensive in Taiz has, within days, expanded into fighting across several Yemeni provinces and raised a larger question over the direction of the war: Has the battle to retake Sanaa begun? Yemeni government forces on Wednesday opened a new front against the Iran-backed Houthis in the central province of Marib, adding to ongoing operations in Taiz, Al-Jawf and Al-Bayda. The widening battlefield has fueled speculation that the internationally recognized governm
