Taiz Clashes Leave 38 Houthi Fighters Dead or Injured, Military Equipment Destroyed

Taiz, Yemen – The Taiz Military Axis announced on Thursday that 38 Houthi fighters were killed or injured during intense ground engagements and five airstrikes targeting their positions and gatherings across several fronts in the province. The operations also resulted in the destruction of three military vehicles and a 14.5mm heavy machine gun.

The military axis's media center reported that the Yemeni armed forces, supported by popular resistance fighters, repelled Houthi attacks in the Sabr fronts, specifically in the outskirts of Kahlan in Al-Masrakh district and the Al-Shaqab area in Sabr Al-Mawadim district. These confrontations inflicted significant casualties on the attackers and led to the destruction of two military vehicles.

Fighting was also reported in the western fronts of Taiz, with intermittent clashes escalating at times, particularly around Mount Han and Al-Dabab. Engagements extended to Asifrah in the northern part of the city and surrounding fronts.

In a significant development, warplanes from the armed forces conducted five airstrikes. Two of these targeted a Houthi training camp in the village of Tabasha'ah in the Al-Ash'ab area, west of Taiz, which the media center stated was used for training and mobilizing fighters for attacks on the city. Two other strikes hit Houthi gatherings and vehicles in the Al-Dabab area, one of which destroyed a military vehicle carrying a Houthi leader.

Additionally, drone and artillery units of the armed forces carried out precise strikes on Houthi positions, weapons, and equipment in the Sabr fronts, the city's outskirts, and Al-Dabab. In total, the Houthi militia sustained losses including three destroyed military vehicles, a 14.5mm heavy machine gun, and 38 fighters killed or wounded, including a commander.