Fighting on the Al-Fakher and Al-Jabb fronts in Al-Dhale governorate left 23 Houthi fighters dead and dozens wounded, according to reports from Yemen. Two field commanders were among the killed.
This morning, tribal and pro-government forces in Yemen's Al-Dhale governorate inflicted heavy casualties on Houthi fighters, killing 23 including two field commanders, according to reports from Yemeni sources. The fighting occurred on the Al-Fakher and Al-Jabb fronts.
The report follows earlier unverified clashes reported at 02:14 Jerusalem time between Houthis and Saudi-backed forces, in which 4 fighters were reported killed. The earlier reports, from Houthi-aligned channels, did not specify a location.
Clashes in Al-Dhale are the latest in a series of engagements between Houthi forces and tribal/pro-government forces. The Zioneer reported on July 7 that at least 50 Houthi fighters were killed in the Hays district of Al-Hudaydah as local tribes repelled a Houthi attack. On July 5, Houthis launched a major assault on government forces near Hays, which resulted in 14 government soldiers killed and at least 50 Houthi casualties according to Arab sources.
The current report comes from pro-government sources and has not been independently confirmed by neutral or international observers. Casualty figures and details of the fighting remain unverified by The Zioneer.
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