אורלה גוארין

אורלה גוארין

Senior international journalist in southwestern Yemen: it was a quick tour in the heart of the desert; traveling by tanker, while armed men sat in the back. We were met by pro‑Yemen government forces and along the way we occasionally saw the Arabian Sea and the towering mountain peaks in the distance. We were told that the Houthi forces were pushed out of this area only a few days ago. As the war unfolds across the vast, empty desert, progress is hard to see. But the soldiers in Shablaghan, in the Lahj district, showed us the new defensive positions they built in sandbags; new lines are being drawn in the dunes. "Intense battles took place," said Taofik al‑Habon, a bearded commander of the national security forces in southern Yemen, dressed in camouflage gear. "They have snipers, artillery and ballistic missile launchers," he added.

Here, across the Middle East, a war is raging with global repercussions. Read more at the link: Reuters