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    "parsed_content": "AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTFighting Intensifies in Yemen as Militia Advances on Key ProvincesClashes between Iranian-backed Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed government forces have been reported near oil-rich Marib Province.Listen \u00b7 5:40 min Share full articleVideoHouthis Are Targeting Yemen\u2019s Oil-Rich Region, Analysts SayAfter claiming Yemen\u2019s Red Sea coastline in a swift offensive, the Houthis are pushing toward the country\u2019s oil-rich eastern province of Marib.CreditCredit...Amr Alfiky\/ReutersBy Ismaeel NaarReporting from Dubai, United Arab EmiratesSept. 17, 2026See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra m\u00e1s de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de b\u00fasqueda. Add The New York Times on GoogleAgrega The New York Times en Google Fighting has intensified near two strategic provinces in Yemen, a sign that Iranian-backed Houthi militants are expanding their offensive after seizing the country\u2019s Red Sea coastline, analysts say.A sustained Houthi push into Yemen\u2019s resource-rich eastern regions, including Marib Province, would threaten the economic lifeline of the internationally recognized government and risk triggering a fresh humanitarian crisis among millions of Yemenis.While the Houthis have succeeded in taking much of northwestern Yemen since capturing the capital, Sanaa, in 2014, Marib has so far eluded them.\u201cIt is the bastion and stronghold in the north for those who resisted the militia\u2019s coup more than a decade ago,\u201d said Mohammed al-Basha, a Washington-based risk analyst focused on Yemen. \u201cIf they capture it, it would be such a symbolic and strategic win for them.\u201dAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTMarib, about 75 miles east of Sanaa, and the southern city of Taiz have emerged as the Houthis\u2019 most likely targets after they captured territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a vital waterway for global trade. That advance has allowed the militia to increase its pressure on shipping in the Red Sea.Pro-government forces have struck Houthi positions in both provinces with fighter jets and drones over the past month and say they have repelled the militia\u2019s advances. The Houthis have countered by firing missiles at government-held areas.The Yemeni government has been backed for more than a decade by Saudi Arabia, which has led a military coalition aiming to roll back the militia. The coalition carried out a devastating bombing campaign, but it ultimately failed to oust the Houthis from power.Since then, Yemen has effectively been divided into two states, with the Houthis in control of large swaths of the country\u2019s north and the government in the south, based in the temporary capital, Aden.ImageA Yemeni fighter backed by the Saudi-led coalition on the frontline near Marib in 2021.Credit...Nariman El-Mofty\/Associated PressMarib is home to some of Yemen\u2019s largest oil and gas fields. Its loss would deal a severe blow to the government\u2019s finances as well as its claim to legitimacy. Marib\u2019s fall would also open a route for the Houthis toward the eastern province of Hadramout, Yemen\u2019s largest, which shares a long border with Saudi Arabia.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\u201cIf Marib falls to the Houthis, it would mean the militia would be in reaching distance to the Saudi-Yemeni borders,\u201d said Ahmed Nagi, a senior analyst for Yemen at the International Crisis Group. \u201cThat would be unacceptable to Saudi Arabia and threatens their national security.\u201dA Houthi political official, Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, said that tribal elders in Marib had called on the group to \u201cliberate\u201d the province. \u201cSanaa assures everyone that it is committed to liberating every inch of Yemeni territory,\u201d he said in a phone interview. He said Saudi-backed forces had rejected de-escalation efforts.Yemeni government officials and analysts describe the recent clashes as among the most intense since 2021, when the Houthis last mounted a major assault on Marib but were pushed back. The Yemeni government and Saudi Arabia both appear to be stepping up airstrikes to blunt Houthi advances, said April Alley, a senior fellow at The Washington Institute, where her research focuses on Yemen and the Gulf.But she said: \u201cThe Houthis have the wind at their back for the moment. Government forces are deeply fragmented, and morale took a huge hit after the west coast losses.\u201dAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe Houthis said on Wednesday they had shot down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet over Marib with a locally made missile. The wreckage of the downed jet seems to be consistent with that of the F-15 jets in the Royal Saudi Air Force, a review of the images by The New York Times found. However, the exact location of the wreckage could not be confirmed.In recent weeks, the battlefront has also extended to Taiz, which connects the Houthi-controlled north with the southern coast controlled by the government.\u201cWhat the Houthis are doing is trying to besiege the city of Taiz and choke off the last highway connecting Taiz with Aden,\u201d Mr. Nagi said. \u201cWho controls the city would matter strategically for both sides.\u201dImageA still from a video by AFPTV shows damage at the Mail al-Saila camp on the outskirts of Marib this month.Credit...via Agence France-Presse \u2014 Getty ImagesThe Houthi-run Saba news agency reported Saudi airstrikes on Thursday in the city of Abs in Yemen\u2019s Hajjah Province that left one person dead and another wounded. The agency said that Saudi aircraft also targeted three telecommunications towers in Taiz Province. A Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said that the Saudis had carried out 37 airstrikes using F-15 jets targeting Taiz and Hajjah over the past 24 hours.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSaudi Arabia\u2019s Civil Defense on Thursday said a Yemeni resident had been killed in the Saudi province of Taif, east of Islam\u2019s holiest site, Mecca. They were hit by shrapnel from an intercepted Houthi drone, the Saudis said.It was the first announced death in the kingdom since the Houthis intensified their cross-border strikes this month. A Pakistani man was injured and in critical condition, the authorities said.Shuaib Almosawa reported from Sanaa, Yemen.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT",
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