Yemen’s Taiz faces deadly siege, as Shabwah death toll rises

The siege on Taiz has cut humanitarian supplies to the Yemeni city, the United Nations has warned, and left many of its inhabitants without food and other essentials.UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk said on Tuesday that the Houthis – an armed group also known as Ansar Allah (Arabic for Supporters of God), who have surrounded the city, must immediately allow humanitarian relief to enter or risk a catastrophe.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Yemen: Maps show 10 years of changing controllist 2 of 3Iran denies collapse is close as US claims IRGC running out of moneylist 3 of 3More than 250,000 displaced in Yemen since fighting escalated: UNHCRend of list“The Houthis’ closure of the only supply route linking Taiz to Aden is placing civilians at grave risk, blocking humanitarian aid and cutting off essential supplies,” the high commissioner said.“Humanitarian aid must be immediately allowed to enter the city and its passage must be facilitated. Civilians wishing to leave must be allowed to do so freely and safely.”Besieged cityTaiz, which has been repeatedly besieged throughout the war, has been encircled again by the Houthis after they captured a major road linking the cit...