A soldier recoils as a truck-mounted artillery piece is fired at enemy fighters
Government troops fire a truck-mounted artillery piece at Houthi fighters who are besieging Taiz in south-western Yemen. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Government troops fire a truck-mounted artillery piece at Houthi fighters who are besieging Taiz in south-western Yemen. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Yemen’s president sacks ministers and officers in attempt to turn tide of war

Dismissals follow Houthi victories and pressure from southern Yemenis for more power

The UN-recognised government of Yemen has shaken up its political and military leadership in an attempt to regain territory lost to the Houthis in September and lift the four-week siege of Taiz, the country’s third largest city.