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  1. The Battle of Taiz erupted during the 2011 Yemeni Revolution, between forces loyal to Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposition protesters, backed by armed tribesmen and defecting soldiers in the city of Taiz.
    Date: 28 May – 7 June 2011, (1 week and 3 days)
    Result: Alliance of Yemeni Tribes victory
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    The Battle of Taiz erupted during the 2011 Yemeni Revolution, between forces loyal to Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposition protesters, backed by armed tribesmen and defecting soldiers in the city of Taiz .
    Known as the city of snipers, Taiz - divided between the Houthi rebels and forces loyal to the government - is constantly under siege. Saudi air-strikes have continued since the start of the war in 2015 and the people of Taiz say they feel forgotten.
    In recent weeks, after one of the quietest periods in this war, there’s been an upsurge in fighting on key frontlines across Yemen. Taiz is a city split in two, an ugly emblem of the wider conflict tearing a whole country apart.
    Map of the siege of Taiz within southwestern Yemen as of Spring 2017. On 5 January, fighting erupted when Houthis launched a fresh offensive to take control of several locations on the western and eastern edges of the city.
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    Siege of Taiz - Wikipedia

    The siege of Taiz is an ongoing, protracted military confrontation between opposing Yemeni forces in the city of Taiz for control of the city and surrounding area. The battle began one month after the start of the Yemeni Civil War. See more

    Houthi forces backed by troops loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen's influential former president and General People's Congress party head, swept into Taiz on 22 March, capturing the military airport and other key parts of the city. … See more

    On 29 July 2016, Salafist gunmen blew up a 16th-century mosque of Sheikh Abdulhadi al-Sudi housing the shrine of a revered Sufi Sheikh. On 12 May 2015, a reportedly Saudi-led … See more

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