To be in the line of fire, the Houthis are approaching Eden, advancing or tempting? The Houthi advance in al-Maktra province, north of Lahj, raises fears of the expansion of the fighting towards Aden. The Houthis control strategic heights that threaten the vital supply route between Taiz and Aden. The government forces aim to contain the advance and regain the positions they lost due to the escalation in the conflicts. Al-Dahab believes that the group's progress reveals an imbalance in the management of government forces more than it reflects the military superiority of the Houthis. It is not ruled out that pro-government factions are deliberately luring the Houthis away from the center of Taiz in order to ease the military pressure on the city.

To be in the line of fire, the Houthis are approaching Eden, advancing or tempting? The Houthi advance in al-Maktra province, north of Lahj, raises fears of the expansion of the fighting towards Aden. The Houthis control strategic heights that threaten the vital supply route between Taiz and Aden. The government forces aim to contain the advance and regain the positions they lost due to the escalation in the conflicts. Al-Dahab believes that the group's progress reveals an imbalance in the management of government forces more than it reflects the military superiority of the Houthis. It is not ruled out that pro-government factions are deliberately luring the Houthis away from the center of Taiz in order to ease the military pressure on the city.