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The Yemeni Army announced on Thursday the death of two of its officers and an unspecified number of personnel in battles with the Houthi group in Taiz Governorate, in the southwest of the country.
The 35th Armored Brigade of the Yemeni Army mourned, in a statement reviewed by the Anadolu Agency correspondent, "the Brigade's Training Chief, Staff Colonel Mahfouz Al-Jaradi, Captain Maamoun Al-Jaradi, and their heroic comrades," without mentioning the names of the other casualties.
It stated that the fallen "died on the field of honor and duty on the Al-Aqrud front, south of Taiz Governorate, after a military career in which they embodied the meanings of steadfastness, discipline, and loyalty to the military oath," without providing further details.
For weeks, Taiz Governorate has been witnessing violent battles between the Yemeni Army and the Houthi group, which have left hundreds of dead and wounded on both sides.
These developments are part of a military escalation that began in July 2026, considered the broadest since the relative calm witnessed in Yemen following a truce that began in April 2022.
Since October 5th, the "Dawn of Yemen" military operation has been ongoing, which the Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, stated aims to restore state institutions from the Houthis and regain control of the capital, Sanaa.
Yemen has been witnessing a war since the Houthis took control of the capital, Sanaa, and several governorates in September 2014, before an Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened in March 2015 in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni government.
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