ADEN, June 23 (NNN-SABA) – Nearly 30 people were killed on Monday, as fighting continues intensively between Yemen’s government forces and the Houthi militia in the country’s central province of al-Bayda.
“Battles intensified after the Houthi militia carried out new attacks on positions of the government forces in Qaniya, north of al-Bayda province,” the local military official said, on condition of anonymity.
The source confirmed that the fighting resulted in the killing of six members of the government forces and about 24 Houthis, and wounding dozens from both sides.
He pointed out that the battles are still continuing between the two sides, using various kinds of weapons as Houthis attempt to advance into the government-held areas.
Another military source of the government forces confirmed that, they repulsed armed attacks carried out by the Houthis in different areas of al-Bayda during the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the Houthi-affiliated Masirah television network reported that, warplanes of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition launched 37 airstrikes against a number of areas in al-Bayda.
Following the recent Houthi military escalation, the rebels succeeded in capturing key areas from the government forces that withdrew from their sites in al-Bayda and elsewhere in Yemen.
