Yemeni resistance repulses Houthi attack West of Taiz

Houthi militias and their allies launched a three-pronged offensive West of Taiz on Tuesday to retake positions they had quit a day before but were repulsed by national resistance fighters, a Yemeni news network reported on Wednesday.

Mareb Press quoted military sources in Taiz as saying several Houthis and their allies were killed or wounded in the fighting, which forced the coup insurgents to retreat.

The offensive was launched at dawn on Tuesday and it targeted Dahi, Baarara and Dhabab areas West of Taiz city, the sources said.

“The Houthis and their allies launched the three-pronged offensive in an attempt to retake the positions they had withdrawn from but the attacked failed because of fierce resistance by the national fighters,” a source said.

“The attackers were forced to pull back after suffering from large losses in men and equipment. They later retaliated by shelling residential areas in Tax city.”

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