A UN humanitarian agency says thousands of Yemeni civilians caught in fierce clashes between warring factions are trapped in an embattled northern district.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, says the number of displaced in the district of Hajjah has doubled over the past six months, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
Tuesday's report by OCHA says the impoverished governorate is home of Yemen's most recent flashpoint district of Kusher where "thousands of civilians are reportedly trapped between conflicting parties."
According to AP, Yemen's Houthi rebels are trying to gain control of Kusher after local tribesmen took up arms against the Houthis.
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