Yemeni forces say they repel Houthi attacks in Taiz as fighting rages

Government forces say dozens of Houthi fighters killed and wounded in southwestern province as battles for strategic highlands continue.

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Yemen’s government-aligned forces say they have repelled Houthi attacks along several fronts in the southwestern governorate of Taiz as heavy fighting continues in the Arab world’s poorest country.

Colonel Majid al-Nuzaili, spokesman for the Saudi Arabia-backed government forces, said on Thursday that the Iran-aligned Houthis launched coordinated attacks on Wednesday night in a bid to reach positions on a key road connecting the Aden, Lahj and Taiz governorates.

But he said government forces repelled the attacks in Taiz’s Wadi al-Maqatirah area, “inflicting losses in lives and equipment”.