Watch: BBC reports from the front-line of an escalating war in Yemen
BBC reporting from the front lines in Yemen highlights escalating conflict as Saudi-backed government forces battle Houthi fighters along the Red Sea coast. The area has seen intensified airstrikes and drone activity surrounding critical shipping chokepoints.
Why it matters
The ongoing civil war in Yemen profoundly impacts regional stability, international maritime trade routes, and humanitarian conditions in the Middle East.
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.
From the front-line a drone is heard above, which a soldier accompanying the crew in south-western Yemen said is usually followed by an attack.
Within about 10 minutes, after the crew had driven away, the loud thuds of strikes followed, senior international investigations correspondent Nawal Al-Maghafi reports.
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