Yemeni government forces repelled a Houthi attack on positions along the al-Mafalis front, south of Haifan in southeastern Taiz province, on Thursday, according to an official of the Tor al-Bahah military axis, as military escalation continued across several governorates.
Yemeni government forces repel Houthi attack on Taiz front as fighting spreads across multiple governorates
Yemeni government forces repelled a Houthi attack on positions along the al-Mafalis front, south of Haifan in southeastern Taiz province, on Thursday, according to an official of the Tor al-Bahah military axis, as military escalation continued across several governorates.
An official of the Tor al-Bahah military axis, which is affiliated with government forces, said the army's 4th Infantry Hashd Brigade repelled the attack and that 'the terrorist Houthi militias suffered heavy losses.' A joint military and security campaign in Tor al-Bahah is aimed at 'repelling and foiling the attack by the enemy Houthi militias,' the official said, adding that the rebel group would face defeat and collapse.
Government forces spokesman Waddah al-Dubeish said air defences engaged Houthi reconnaissance drones over al-Makha (Mocha) in the southwest of the country.
On Wednesday, Yemeni state television reported that government forces carried out artillery shelling against Houthi gatherings and reinforcements around al-Fakhir market in the northern part of al-Dhalea Governorate, killing and wounding several Houthi fighters. Yemen's deputy minister of information, Fayyad al-Numan, was quoted by German news agency dpa as saying government forces carried out 'intensive shelling with heavy artillery and drones on positions belonging to Houthi militias on several fronts' that day.
Since April 2022, Yemen had seen a relative de-escalation in the war between government forces and the Houthi group, but intermittent clashes between the two sides resumed in early July, resulting in dozens of dead and wounded, according to the source.
- The source does not include any statement, denial, or claim from Houthi representatives regarding the reported attacks or their outcome.
- The source does not independently verify casualty figures described as 'heavy losses' or 'several killed and wounded.'
- The source does not state the total number of dead and wounded from clashes since early July.
- The source does not specify the date on which the image from al-Makha was taken beyond stating August 10, 2026, nor confirm the current publication date of the article.
- The source does not clarify what specific events prompted the resumption of clashes in early July after the April 2022 de-escalation period.
- The source does not state whether any international or third-party mediators have been involved in or responded to the current escalation.
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