World News for Students of English

21-09-2026 07:00

The long-standing conflict in Yemen is intensifying as Houthi forces launch a major offensive against Saudi-backed government troops in the eastern province of Al Jawf.

Media released by the Houthi group shows extensive battlefield footage, including destroyed armored vehicles, heavy machine-gun fire from pickup trucks, and intense ground fighting across desert trenches.

Houthi forces claim to have inflicted heavy losses on government troops as their offensive gains momentum. In response, the Saudi-backed coalition has released aerial footage depicting retaliatory airstrikes aimed at stopping the Houthi advance and destroying military equipment.

As the violence spreads, innocent civilians bear the burden of the expanding war. Families are fleeing active battle zones on foot under heavy gunfire, and they often travel for days without food or water. Many displaced residents now arrive at makeshift camps outside Aden while the broader conflict continues to escalate.

Difficult words: inflict (to cause something unpleasant or painful to happen to someone else), momentum (the force or speed that keeps an activity moving forward and growing faster), retaliatory (done to pay someone back for a harmful action they did to you first), makeshift (made quickly using whatever is available to serve a purpose for a short time).

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