Joint Forces Repel Houthi Attacks, Destroy Military Vehicles in Lahj

Joint forces, supported by tribesmen, successfully repelled a series of Houthi attacks and infiltration attempts in the Al-Mudaribah and Ras Al-Ara districts of Lahj Governorate on Thursday. The operations resulted in significant Houthi casualties and material losses, occurring concurrently with a ballistic missile strike by the militia on a Somali refugee camp.

Field sources reported that the joint forces, comprising units from the Giants Brigades, National Shield forces, and the National Resistance, regained the initiative and tightened their grip on the militia elements in the Al-Majza' front. This followed the thwarting of advances towards strategic positions. Intense clashes extended to the eastern foothills of the directorate, in the Al-Shat area and the Al-Jaznoon heights. Concurrently, fierce engagements near Al-Shatayn in the Al-Sabeha front of the Tor Al-Baha directorate led to the deaths of dozens of militia fighters.

Sources indicated that the militia deployed military reinforcements and fiercely attempted to seize "Kharz Camp" and "Al-Sareeh Junction." However, the defending forces thwarted these efforts, inflicting substantial losses on the attackers.

Air strikes targeted Houthi gatherings and vehicles at Al-Sareeh Junction. Visual evidence documented the destruction and burning of two militia military vehicles, along with their occupants, hours after a truck laden with ammunition and a howitzer were destroyed. In a related development, drone strikes by the First Brigade of the National Shield forces accurately hit Houthi concentrations in the Al-Muhawilah front.

In a dangerous escalation, Houthi militia launched ballistic missiles from Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari camp in the Al-Khawkhah district of Hodeidah Governorate towards the Al-Mudaribah and Ras Al-Ara front on Thursday. One missile landed inside the Kharz camp for Somali refugees, resulting in the death of a Somali woman and injuries to several refugees, according to initial reports.

Earlier, the Giants forces and Support Brigades had deployed military reinforcements to support the fighters engaged on the front lines in Al-Mudaribah and Ras Al-Ara. These developments underscore the increasing intensity of confrontations in Lahj Governorate's fronts, amidst Houthi attempts to achieve a military breakthrough towards strategic positions overlooking the West Coast and the Bab al-Mandab Strait.