Houthis try to push deeper into western Yemen, upending life, witnesses tell NPR

As the U.S. conflict with Iran drags, the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have opened a new front, taking new territory and displacing more than 100,000 people.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4797x3198+0+0/resize/4797x3198!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8c%2F35%2Fcdbb657140d08b3fac8a54fa5add%2Fgettyimages-2294384290.jpg' alt='Yemen's Houthi armed forces patrol as Yemeni prisoners loyal to the Houthi authorities arrive in the capital Sanaa on Sep. 12, after being released on the west coast where they were being held by Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces.'/><p>As the U.S. conflict with Iran drags, the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have opened a new front, taking new territory and displacing more than 100,000 people.</p><p>(Image credit: Mohammed Huwais)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-144261' />