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Yemen's Houthi group launched fresh drone and missile attacks on government-held areas in Taiz and Marib provinces early Tuesday, escalating a recent wave of fighting across the war-torn country.

    "We heard several powerful explosions one after another," said a resident in Mocha, a government-held coastal city in southwestern Taiz, adding that the blasts echoed across the coastal city in the early morning.
    Yemen's government forces said ballistic missiles targeted Mocha and its port, while air defenses engaged successive waves of incoming drones over the city and surrounding areas along the western coast.
       Several drones, including one loaded with explosives, were intercepted and shot down, the media center said, adding that military teams were examining recovered wreckage to identify the type of drone.
       Meanwhile, explosions were also heard in Marib city, the capital of the oil-rich northeastern province of Marib, as drones targeted the government-held city. The blasts were believed to have resulted from government air defenses intercepting incoming drones.
       The Houthis made no immediate comment on the latest attacks. No casualties or damage have been reported so far.
       The Houthis have sharply intensified missile and drone attacks in recent weeks, targeting government-held areas across Yemen as well as neighboring Saudi Arabia.
       The escalation followed the group's announcement in July of a maritime ban on Saudi-linked shipping, which the Houthis said was in response to a Saudi blockade and military mobilization against Houthi-held areas. Since then, the group has claimed attacks on Saudi-linked tankers in the Red Sea and oil facilities inside the kingdom.
       Inside Yemen, the Houthis have stepped up attacks on government-held areas, including a major wave of missile and drone strikes on Mocha and surrounding areas on Sunday that killed eight people, including four government soldiers, and wounded 32 others.
       Yemen has been mired in conflict since late 2014, when the Houthis seized much of northern Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in 2015 in support of the internationally recognized government.