Fierce fighting broke out Friday between national army forces and Houthi coup militias in several fronts in the west of Taiz province, military source told to September Net.

The source said that the battles erupted after the rebels Houthi militias tried to attack positions of the army forces in Althabab front west of Taiz, but were defeated and forced to flee.

In the district of Makbanah, army forces continued battling the rebels Houthi militias in the village of “Alnobah” and around the mountain of Alhesn, according to the source.

The battles resulted in a number of killed and wounded among militias’ ranks in addition to major losses in combat equipment.

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