The Most Violent Escalation Between Yemeni Forces and the Houthis on the Frontlines of Taiz

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The fronts in Taiz are witnessing the most intense escalation between the Yemeni armed forces and the Houthi militias since last Wednesday evening until today, Thursday. The clashes included the fronts of Sala and Al-Shuqab east of the city and the fronts of Al-Dabab from the west.

A statement from the media center of the Taiz military axis mentioned that the armed forces repelled a wide Houthi attack on all fronts of the axis, inflicting human and material losses on the militias.

The media center of the Taiz axis stated that its forces are engaged in fierce battles in Bani Bukari in the Jabal Habashi district and in Hamyar in the Maqbana district in the western countryside of the governorate.

A correspondent for "Al Arabiya" and "Al Hadath" reported that the militias launched heavy artillery shelling in recent hours on several positions of the government forces west of the city of Taiz.

The shelling targeted the areas of Al-Sayahy, Hithran, Al-Dabab, and Mount Han, as well as other sites in the Al-Rubai area, the air defense, and nearby residential neighborhoods in the northwest of the city.

Sources from "Al-Arabiya" and "Al-Hadath" reported that the popular resistance repelled a new Houthi attack this morning, Thursday, in the Sam' district in the eastern part of the governorate, managing to drive it back after fierce clashes that resulted in casualties on both sides, and the resistance seized an armored vehicle and a military vehicle from the militias.

Meanwhile, the Yemeni armed forces' aircraft launched several airstrikes this morning, Thursday, targeting movements and positions of the militias in the Al-Ahkum and Al-Athawir areas in the southeast of the governorate.

They also targeted Houthi positions in the Al-Akbush area, the Central Hill, and the heights overlooking the Al-Khajjah area in the Haifan district south of Taiz.