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The Straits Times. (2026, September 22). More Yemenis expected to flee from upsurge in fighting, UN says. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/more-yemenis-expected-to-flee-from-upsurge-in-fighting-un-says
The Straits Times. “More Yemenis expected to flee from upsurge in fighting, UN says.” The Straits Times, 22 Sept. 2026, https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/more-yemenis-expected-to-flee-from-upsurge-in-fighting-un-says.
The Straits Times. “More Yemenis expected to flee from upsurge in fighting, UN says.” The Straits Times, September 22, 2026. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/more-yemenis-expected-to-flee-from-upsurge-in-fighting-un-says.
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The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have taken control of Western parts of the country, displacing over 130,000 people this month alone. The U.N. World Food Programme reports that an additional 125,000 people were displaced within days, and more are expected to flee as fighting continues. With half of Yemen's population in need of humanitarian assistance and 18 million facing acute food insecurity, the crisis is deepening. The UNHCR warns that tens of thousands more could be driven from their homes over the next three months, with over 3,000 already fleeing to Africa by boat. This fighting has extended the wider Middle East conflict into a new theater and threatens to exacerbate an already dire humanitarian situation in Yemen.