AL-MUKALLA: Yemeni government forces in Taiz have vowed to repel intensified Houthi assaults and break the siege imposed on the city by the Iran-backed militia, while thanking Saudi Arabia for providing air support and military logistical assistance. Col. Abdul Basit Al-Baher, a Yemeni army officer in Taiz, told Arab News on Wednesday that government forces had engaged in heavy clashes with the Houthis on five fronts around the outskirts of Taiz city, as well as in other areas in the western and
