Reuters: President's troops break siege of Yemen's third city
Forces loyal to Yemen's president have broken a siege by the Iranian-allied Houthis around the strategic Yemeni city of Taiz, local fighters and residents said on Saturday, as the United States raised the possibility of a Syrian-style truce in Yemen.
At least 48 people were killed in heavy clashes in Yemen's third biggest city, medics and local fighters said, and at least 120 were wounded. Witnesses said there were bodies scattered in the streets.
Supporters of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, backed by a Saudi-led Arab coalition, have been trying for months to lift the siege of the southwestern city and open up supply routes.
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Yemen War News Updates -- March 12, 2016
Yemen: Over 100 killed in Taiz clashes as government forces break rebel siege -- Al Bawaba
Forces in Yemen's Taiz close to breaking siege? -- DW
57 killed as Yemen loyalists advance near rebel-besieged Taez -- Daily Times
Government troops break year-long siege of Taiz by Al Houthis -- Gulf News
Yemen Forces Clash With Islamists in Southern City of Aden -- AP
14 killed as police, jihadists clash in Yemen's Aden -- AFP
U.S. raises possibility of Syrian-style ceasefire in Yemen -- Reuters
US raises possibility of Yemen ceasefire -- The Australian
Yemen Receives Just 2% of Required $1.8Bln in Aid -- Sputnik
Yemen conflict leaves 2.4 million forcibly displaced -- UNHCR
Dead Civilians, Uneasy Alliances, and the Fog of Yemen's War -- Ben Anderson, Samuel Oakford, and Peter Salisbury, VICE News
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