Houthi Forces Advance Slowly in South-West Yemen
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Houthi forces are fighting in south-west Yemen.
They are slowly moving toward the city of Taiz.
On Wednesday, Houthi fighters fired a missile at Aden airport.
They also sent an explosive toward the airport.
This happened just before a plane from Cairo was going to land.
Aden airport is very important for Yemen's government.
The government in Yemen gets help from Saudi Arabia.
Aden is the main hub for travel to the country.
The attack came close to a passenger plane.
No one knows yet how much damage happened.
The fighting shows the war in Yemen is still active.
People in Yemen are worried about more attacks.
Vocabulary15 words
- Houthi
- a group of fighters in Yemen
- missile
- a weapon that flies and explodes
- explosive
- something that can blow up
- hub
- a main place for travel or flights
- advance
- to move forward
- airport
- a place where planes land and take off
- government
- the group that runs a country
- attack
- to hit or hurt someone
- fighters
- people who fight in a war
- war
- fighting between groups
- plane
- a vehicle that flies
- land
- when a plane comes down to the ground
- damage
- harm done to something
- city
- a big town
- important
- something that matters a lot
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1. Taiz 2. A missile and an explosive 3. Cairo
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Houthi forces are fighting in _____ Yemen.
They are slowly moving toward the city of _____.
On Wednesday, Houthi fighters fired a _____ at Aden airport.
They also sent an _____ toward the airport.
This happened just before a plane from _____ was going to land.
Aden airport is very important for Yemen's _____.
The government in Yemen gets help from _____ Arabia.
Aden is the main _____ for travel to the country.
The attack came close to a passenger _____.
No one knows yet how much _____ happened.
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