Members of UAE-backed fighters, Yemeni Resistance Giants' Brigade fire the gun from the back of truck, near airport on the outskirts of Hodeidah, Yemen, June 19, 2018 in this still image taken from video. YEMENI RESISTANCE GIANTS' BRIGADE/REUTERS
ADEN (Reuters) - Fears of a humanitarian crisis in Yemen's main port city Hodeidah grew as fighting spilled into residential districts on Wednesday after Arab coalition forces seized the airport from the Iran-aligned Houthis.
Residents said coalition aircraft were bombing Houthi positions on roads leading to the airport as the group dug in against an onslaught by the Arab alliance to take the city, the Houthis' main port and the lifeline for millions of Yemenis.
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