After Violent Clashes.. Yemeni Forces Expand Their Control in Taiz

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After violent clashes in Taiz Governorate, the Yemeni forces announced the recovery of positions that were controlled by the Houthi militias in the south and west of the governorate.

The armed forces also added in a statement today, Monday, that they launched 3 airstrikes on positions and fortifications of the Houthi group in the Al-Ahkum front south of Taiz.

#Taiz, the heroes of the armed forces storm the positions of the Houthi militias, and the video captures the intensity of the clashes, the density of fire, and the difficulty of the terrain. Please pray for the heroes https://t.co/6al9MQrJvT pic.twitter.com/Kk6H7q1A4C

This advance came after the heights and plateaus of Taiz witnessed violent confrontations in the past hours, with direct clashes between Yemeni forces fighters and Houthi elements.

A Yemeni military source reported yesterday, Sunday, that government forces regained control of important mountainous sites from the grip of the Houthis in Taiz, southwestern Yemen. The source told the German news agency that "intense battles broke out between the armed forces and Houthi militia in Jabal Naaman and other sites west of Taiz."

He added that "government forces were able in these battles to regain control of the strategic Jabal Naaman in the Jabal Habashi district, along with regaining some sites in the Al-Kadah front in the Al-Maafir district west of Taiz governorate."

Jabal Naaman holds strategic importance as it is located between the districts of Jabal Habashi, Al-Maafir, and Al-Muqbna, overseeing several vital areas and roads in the western countryside of Taiz, reaching to axes that connect the governorate to the coast towards Bab al-Mandab.

As for the Al-Kahbob front located between the governorates of Lahij and Taiz overlooking the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the source clarified that fierce confrontations are still taking place intermittently without achieving a breakthrough or strategic shift for either side in this vital area.

The Houthis had previously pushed a large force towards the Al-Kahbob front, which overlooks the Bab al-Mandab Strait, as controlling it allows for fire oversight over important parts of the international maritime strait.

The majority of the front areas remain under the control of government forces, amid repeated attacks from the Houthis in attempts to seize control to enhance their influence over Bab al-Mandab and expand their control towards Lahij Governorate in the south of the country.

Since the beginning of September, the intensity of confrontations between government forces and the Houthis has escalated in the governorates of Al-Hudaydah, Taiz, and Lahij, as well as other areas of Yemen. According to military sources, the confrontations have led to the Houthis gaining control over several districts in the western coast, including the strategic city of Al-Mokha, reaching the island of Meyun, which overlooks the Bab al-Mandab Strait.