“According to an initial toll, 30 government troops - including two officers - were killed,” the source said, requesting anonymity. Another source said most of those killed were on the frontlines between the port city of Mokha and the inland city of Taiz, while the others were killed in clashes near the Red Sea coast.
Yemen’s government forces have claimed that it hasd killed 27 houthis as it launched a counterattack on Houthi positions in al-Kadha and Maqbanah in Taiz, a Yemeni military source says..
Deputy head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Tariq Saleh says the upcoming battle with the Iran-backed Houthi militia will be decisive. The Houthis are suffering heavy losses and receiving blows on multiple fronts, Saleh said
The Houthis’ recent escalation has been ordered by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), he said . Yemeni government forces have cut off the maritime supply routes and smuggling lanes between Iran and the Houthis, Saleh added