Ansar Allah (Houthi) leadership

Force in Play

Encircling Taiz and holding supply routes

The UN says more than 290,000 people have been forced from their homes by fighting in Yemen since August. On Oct. 28 it put the figure at 281,000, up more than 20,000 in under a week, and said more than half are sheltering in Taiz governorate. Houthi fighters have encircled Taiz since early October and cut the road to Aden, the main supply route.

Updated Oct 31