SATISH SHARMA - not just Rotigraphy.: THE HOUTHIS ARE CLOSING IN ON TAIZ And Saudi Arabia could be about to lose something much bigger than a city..

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 THE HOUTHIS ARE CLOSING IN ON TAIZ

And Saudi Arabia could be about to lose something much bigger than a city..

Taiz is one of the last major obstacles standing between the Houthis and a much stronger position in southern Yemen.

And right now, it's being slowly strangled.

The Houthis have cut the main road to Aden, captured territory south of the city and sent more than 120,000 people fleeing across the province.

Inside Taiz, food and medicine are running dangerously low. The UN has warned that wheat and flour supplies could run out within weeks.

Nearly 600,000 people live in the city. Many have already survived years of war and siege. Now they're facing it all over again.

Saudi warplanes are bombing Houthi positions, but the government's forces are struggling to stop the advance.

And here's why this matters far beyond Yemen.

If Taiz falls, the Houthis would be in a stronger position to threaten Aden and the approaches to Bab el-Mandeb, one of the world's most important shipping routes.

For Saudi Arabia, losing Taiz could fundamentally change the war it's been fighting for more than a decade.

And for the people trapped inside the city, the clock is already ticking.

Source: Reuters / Writer: Oliver