At least 76,000 flee fighting in Yemen since July: UN

Intelligence summary

Geneva: At least 76,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since July, with the number quadrupling in the past week as fighting flared between government forces and the Iran-backed Houthis, the United Nations said Saturday. “The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is warning of a rapidly worsening displacement crisis in Yemen unfolding by the hour,” the UN agency said in a statement. The Houthis, who have for years controlled large parts of northern Yemen, launched a large-scale offe