Yemen forces say struck Houthi targets in several areas

Yemen’s government forces said Sunday they had struck Houthi targets around the country, deepening the conflict ravaging one of the world’s poorest nations and the wider region. The armed forces launched strikes against the Houthis in the capital Sanaa, the northwestern governorate of Saada — one of the group’s strongholds — and Taiz in the southwest, military spokesman Colonel Majid al-Nuzaili said. Yemen was plunged back into civil war in July after years of calm, pitting the Iran-backed Houthis, who control most of northwest Yemen including Sanaa. The government, based in the city of Aden,…