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Hodeidah

Two soldiers carrying guns stand in front of a black car.

Yemen’s Sanaa airport to reopen; vital port city Hodeidah still contested

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Attempting to end a brutal four-year war, Yemeni leaders agreed on Wednesday to resume oil and gas exports and reopen the airport. But the port city of Hodeidah, a lifeline for millions of Yemenis facing starvation, remains fiercely contested.

Children stand behind a fence at a school to which they have been evacuated from a village near Hodeidah airport amid fighting between government forces and Houthi fighters in Hodeidah,

In Yemen, the battle for Hodeidah moves closer to city center

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People walk in a shantytown

Arab coalition closes in on Hodeidah airport

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A view of the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen May 10, 2017

US stands by as Saudi coalition begins assault on Yemeni port city

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A cargo ship unloads a shipment of fuel at the Hodeida port, May 27, 2018.

Residents of Yemeni port city prepare for an invasion

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