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Tribal fighters from the popular resistance patrol outside the headquarters of Taiz Governorate following heavy clashes witht eh hotuhis and their allies in Taiz, Yemen, 15 August 2015. According to reports, tribal forces have captured much of Taiz, in central Yemen, after fierce clashes with Houthi fighters and forces loyal to ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Following airstrikes and ground operations carried out by a Saudi led coalition forces opposing the Houthis have manged to capture ground beginning in Aden and spreading to the southern provinces of Lahj, al-Dalea and Abyan. EPA/ABDULNASSER ALSEDDIK