Inside Yemen's front-line city as Houthis battle for control
BBC reporting from Yemen's front-line city of Taiz highlights the ongoing clashes as Saudi-backed government forces fight Houthi rebels controlling key Red Sea corridors. Civilians describe living under constant threat of drone strikes and mortar fire, with many forced to send their families away while staying behind to protect livelihoods.
Why it matters
Sheds light on the devastating human impact and active combat zones of the prolonged civil conflict in Yemen.
Figure caption, Watch: Correspondent takes cover as approaching drone interrupts report
"This is the first drone," said the soldier accompanying us in south-western Yemen. "It's usually followed by an attack."
The buzzing sound overhead got louder as we took cover under the bushes, before climbing back into the vehicle and driving away.
Within about 10 minutes, the loud thuds of strikes followed, one after another, though it was unclear where they landed.
It is hard to tell where the front line begins in the mountains south-west of the city of Taiz.
Saudi-backed pro-government forces are battling to push back Houthi fighters, who swept down the coast of the Red Sea earlier this month, taking control of a key shipping chokepoint and escalating Yemen's civil war.
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