On Sunday, fierce confrontations erupted between the National Army forces and Houthi rebel militia in Maqbanah district west of the city of Taiz, a military source said.

The source told September that clashes took place in areas located north Al-Aweid mountain after a number of Houthi militiamen tried to infiltrate the army’s sites in the mountain.

A number of militiamen were killed and injured, while the others were repelled backwards, the source affirmed.

Violent clashes also erupted between the army forces and the militia in the sub-district Yumn, in the same district, during which the militiamen incurred a number of casualties and heavy material losses on their side

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