FILE PHOTO: People browse through the rubble of a house destroyed by Houthi missile attack in Marib, Yemen, October 3, 2021. REUTERS/Ali Owidha
DUBAI (Reuters) - Hundreds of Yemenis are trapped by fierce fighting between government and Houthi forces in the northern Marib governorate, residents and a local official said, after battles for control of the gas-rich region displaced some 10,000 people last month.
The internationally recognised government backed by a Saudi-led coalition declared southern Marib a military zone on Tuesday after gains there by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, which has also advanced on the Shabwa region in south Yemen.
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