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BBC's Orla Guerin travels with Yemen's southern national security forces through desert battlefield

Orla Guerin travelled through Yemen, with forces loyal to its internationally recognised government, to a remote desert battlefield where Houthi rebels were dislodged just days ago.

· 712 words· updated October 13, 2026 at 12:27 AM

On Yemen's desert battlefield a war with global consequences is being waged.

The BBC's Orla Guerin saw the impact firsthand when she travelled with southern national security forces to frontline positions where they've been battling Houthi fighters.

Yemen's civil war over expanses of desert land has had devastating consequences for civilians and fighters.

One military hospital in Aden reported more than 50 casualties arriving in a single day – many with gunshot wounds, and several needing amputations.

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Plummeting Israel flight like 'rollercoaster', says passenger

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The man says he "pulled the controls" of the plane after it plummeted during the attack.

Girl has multiple surgeries to control infections after strike in Gaza

Witnesses say Raseel's tent was hit by an Israeli helicopter strike. Israel’s military says it has no record of the attack.

Watch: Protests and walkouts as Netanyahu addresses UN

The BBC’s Nada Tawfik explains what happened even before the Israeli prime minister took to the stage at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Watch: UN delegates walk out of Netanyahu speech

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How a community living under demolition orders from Israel view UK sanctions

BBC's Middle East Correspondent Lucy Williamson visits the Palestinian community of Khan al Ahmar in the so-called E1 area, and the neighbouring Israeli settlement of Maale Admumim.

Where is Israel's proposed West Bank settlement the UK opposes?

BBC's Middle East correspondent Lucy Williamson reports from an area close to Israel's proposed site in the occupied West Bank.

Watch: Pupils return to West Bank school behind barbed wire to protect against settlers

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Did the FBI bury evidence of alleged Saudi agent’s role in 9/11?

Omar al-Bayoumi has always denied being an extremist and a Saudi spy.

'We expect our sons to be killed,' father of teen shot dead in West Bank tells BBC

Palestinian teenagers Omar al-Naasan and Khalil Abu Alia were shot dead when Israeli settlers and soldiers entered a village in the occupied West Bank.

Watch: BBC sees Israeli military presence in southern Lebanon

The BBC's Hugo Bachega joined a UN humanitarian convoy as it travelled along Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon.

BBC tracks one week of Israeli settler violence in occupied West Bank

The BBC's Lucy Williamson reports on settler attacks on Palestinians, which have been observed over the last week alone.

Watch: What are the US sanctions on Iran and who else will be affected?

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How Israeli settlers are besieging Palestinian family homes in West Bank

After the homeowners made their initial report to the Israeli army, the first soldiers who arrived at the scene were filmed praying with the settlers.

What to expect from Zelensky and Netanyahu's visit to Washington

Republican Senator Lindsay Graham's funeral is bringing the two world leaders to town, where they'll separately visit the White House to discuss their region's wars.

BBC speaks to Palestinians targeted by Israeli settlers

Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques, as well as cars and agricultural land in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say.

Image of supreme leader shared by Iranian media is AI-generated

Mojtaba Khamenei hasn’t been seen in public since March - but AI-generated images of him continue to spread online.

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