Dodging snipers, housing crisis forces Yemenis to live on front line
A single mother of four children in her 40s, she couldn’t afford the typical market rate of about $130 for a three-bedroom house in the central Yemeni city. “It was very difficult to stay in that one room.”After eight months of moving from one area to another, and even searching on the outskirts of Taiz, she ultimately decided that her only option was a home near the front line. Yes, it was dangerous, but with little money coming in, the home she found for about $13 a month couldn’t be ignored.In January 2025, the family made the move.
- ▪A single mother of four children in her 40s, she couldn’t afford the typical market rate of about $130 for a three-bedroom house in the central Yemeni city.
- ▪“It was very difficult to stay in that one room.”After eight months of moving from one area to another, and even searching on the outskirts of Taiz, she ultimately decided that her only option was a home near the front line.
- ▪Yes, it was dangerous, but with little money coming in, the home she found for about $13 a month couldn’t be ignored.In January 2025, the family made the move.
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News|ConflictDodging snipers, housing crisis forces Yemenis to live on front lineLiving near Taiz’s front line forces families to make difficult choices amid sniper threats and economic hardship.ListenListen (6 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA damaged building near the front line in Taiz city, standing beside one that is still inhabited [Al Jazeera]By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 25 Jul 202625 Jul 2026Taiz, Yemen – Um Yousef knew that living on the front line in Taiz was dangerous.
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