After 20 months of war, deadly clashes have continued to rage in Yemen ahead of a planned ceasefire.<br /><br /> In the city of Taiz, fighting between President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi supporters and Houthis intensified on Wednesday. <br /><br /> Military sources said at least 51 fighters were killed in 24 hours in violence between rebels loyalist forces in western Yemen. <br /><br /> The Houthi group and the Saudi-led coalition fighting it have signed up to the truce – due to begin on Thursday – according to US Secretary of State John Kerry.<br /><br /> But the country’s internationally recognised government has been quick to reject the move, complaining it has been left out of the process.<br /><br /> It may have little choice though if Saudi Arabia – which is helping Hadi financially and militarily – is in support.<br /><br /> More than 10,000 people have been killed and over three million displaced in the conflict so far, sparking a humanitarian catastrophe. <br /><br /> Kerry, in what could be his last trip to the Gulf before Obama’s term ends in January, is seeking a breakthrough to end the fighting between the Houthis, allied to Iran, and the Saudi-backed government of Hadi.<br />
