Yemeni army seizes territory in Lahij after fierce clashes with Houthis
Yemeni forces captured areas in Lahij and western Taiz after heavy fighting with Houthis, and repelled militia attacks in Marib.
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AIThe Yemeni army has captured areas in Lahij province and sites west of Taiz following intense clashes with Houthi forces, and has repelled militia attacks in Marib.
Yemeni armed forces continue to engage in heavy fighting with Houthi militias on the Bab al-Mandab, Al-Mudaraba, and Al-Wazi'iyah fronts, located in the southwest of Taiz and Lahij provinces.
The Yemeni armed forces seized the strategic Bazalah mountain, as well as the Al-Dhahura and Saybara positions in the Al-Aghbra front of the Al-Sabihah area in Lahij province, after fierce battles supported by Al-Sabihah tribes.
Government forces also advanced and took control of Bazalah mountain, Al-Dhahura, and Saybara in the Al-Aghbra front of Al-Sabihah, after prolonged and intense fighting that inflicted heavy losses on the Houthi militia in both personnel and equipment.