'Everyone lives in fear': Yemenis worry about return to all-out war

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Renewed hostilities between the Houthis and the Yemeni government are causing fear of a return to all-out war in Yemen, after years of civil conflict that killed tens of thousands and pushed the country to the brink of famine. Anwar, a native of Hodeida, fled the Houthi advance to seek refuge in the city of Mokha.

Yemen's years-long civil conflict killed tens of thousands of people, uprooted millions and drove the country to the brink of famine before a 2022 truce restored relative calm. Now, renewed hostilities between the Houthi rebels and the government have many fearing the return of all-out war. Hodeida native Anwar, a father of two, recalls fleeing the advance of the Iran-backed Houthis, seeking refuge in the city of Mokha.