Yemeni government forces thwart a Houthi attack in Taiz.. and the Houthis shell Marib
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The "Dawn of Yemen" operation enters its third week as confrontations and battles continue between Yemeni government forces and Houthi militias, particularly on the fronts of Marib, Taiz, Lahj, and Al-Jawf, in addition to Hodeidah, following significant progress and the regaining of control over Bab al-Mandab.
Yemeni government forces announced the recapture of the Sanamat area and are making progress in Al-Shaqab and Al-Sarari in Taiz, coinciding with intermittent clashes at the western entrance of the governorate.
Clashes renewed between government forces and Houthi militias on the Al-Shaqab front, southeast of Taiz city. The Houthi militia launched intense shelling targeting the villages of Al-Shaqab, Kahlan, and Al-Najada, south of Taiz.
Aerial and ground targeting also intensified in the Al-Shamayatayn and Al-Misrakh districts to tighten the noose on Houthi field movements in the area. Field sources confirmed that Houthi fighters were killed and wounded following a raid that targeted them in the Al-Zaza' area of Al-Shamayatayn district, south of Taiz.
Meanwhile, aircraft targeted militia positions in the Al-Wazi'iyah district, west of Taiz governorate.
On the western coast of Taiz, local sources reported that warplanes launched raids on Houthi positions in Jabal al-Nar, east of the city of Mocha.
As for the Dhubab and Bab al-Mandab axis west of Taiz governorate, a field source reported an advance by the Giants Brigades and Dera' al-Watan forces, and their control over Tabat al-Aradi, amid ongoing confrontations with the Houthis.
The vicinity of the Sha'ab al-Jinn camp in the heart of Bab al-Mandab witnessed fierce battles, in light of the ongoing confrontations and mutual shelling between the Joint Forces and the Houthis.
Yemeni government forces had announced at dawn on Monday, October 5, the start of a broad military operation against the militias, in order to restore state institutions and liberate the capital, Sanaa.
