A Yemeni family spends a week on the road fleeing another Houthi offensive

Mukalla, Yemen – When waves of Yemeni government forces started to flee the front lines near al-Khokha, a Red Sea town between Hodeidah and Mocha, two of Saeed Hassan’s sons rushed to alert their father about the unusual troop movements.“I told them that it could be a tactical withdrawal and that there was nothing to worry about,” Saeed, 58, told Al Jazeera at a flat in Yemen’s southern city of Mukalla, where he and several related families have taken refuge.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Saudi Arabia not to compromise on security as Houthis choose ‘chaos’: MBSlist 2 of 4Saudi-led coalition says power station attacked in Medina, blames Houthislist 3 of 4After Red Sea losses, Yemen’s government forces hold the linelist 4 of 4Three in four households go hungry in parts of Yemen amid fighting: UNend of listBy that evening of September 9, his sons returned and confirmed that large numbers of soldiers were withdrawing from their positions. Saeed decided to leave his house and see for himself.“I was shocked by the huge number of soldiers and military equipment that was withdrawing,” he said.By the evening, Saeed decided to flee his home, but first he had to persuade his br...