Government Forces Announce Repelling a Second Houthi Attack in Al-Shaqab, South of Taiz
The Taiz Military Axis announced on Saturday that its forces, supported by the Popular Resistance, managed to repel a second attack launched by the Houthi group on the Al-Shaqab front, south of the city, following hours of fierce clashes.
The Axis stated that its forces engaged in battles with the Houthis this evening on the fronts of the Old Airport and Madarat, west of Taiz. They successfully broke a major offensive and forced the attackers to retreat, noting that they incurred human and material losses.
A brief from the media center for field developments on the Taiz Axis fronts added that fierce confrontations also broke out on the Al-Aqroudh, Al-Misrakh, and Al-Shaqab fronts in the south, while the northern front of the city witnessed intermittent clashes.
The brief mentioned that the armed forces' warplanes launched 16 airstrikes on Houthi positions and gatherings in the vicinity of Jabal Han, the Al-Aqroudh, Al-Misrakh, and Al-Shaqab fronts, in addition to Al-Khamsin Street and Tabat Al-Dhanin northwest of the city.
According to the brief, Houthi losses during the day from the battles and airstrikes amounted to 100 killed and 190 wounded, in addition to the destruction of weapons including two 14.5mm and 12.7mm machine guns, a 23mm cannon, two 120mm mortars, and a B-10 recoilless rifle.
المصدر: Taiz Military Axis
