Tensions and hostilities between Yemeni government forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels have escalated sharply following bloody airstrikes and intense clashes in Yemen’s strategically sensitive Taiz province.
Houthi sources claim that approximately 30 of the group’s fighters and eight civilians were killed in airstrikes within the Taiz area. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree accused Saudi Arabia of targeting a market and shops at the “Mawiyah Intersection” on the outskirts of Taiz, stating that over 50 people—including five children—were affected by the attack. He vowed a strong response to the strike.
Meanwhile, the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Saudi-led coalition rejected the Houthi claims, asserting that their forces had targeted a Houthi military camp and military vehicles at the Mawiyah Intersection.
Colonel Majid Abdullah Al-Nazili, spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, stated that over the past 72 hours, forces conducted 756 effective operations, targeting 2,316 Houthi fighters, including four Iranian nationals.
Taiz is a geographically vital and sensitive province situated between government-controlled areas in the north and Houthi-dominated regions in the south. In recent times—particularly since the Houthis seized the key port city of Al-Mukha—clashes between the two sides have intensified significantly. According to the latest reports, Yemeni government forces are continuing defensive and counter-offensive operations to halt the new advance by Houthi rebels.
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