Taiz: Armed Forces Retake Positions on Al-Aqroud Front and Repel Houthi Terrorist Militia Attacks

September Net

Yemeni Armed Forces, backed by the Popular Resistance, launched an assault on several positions held by the Houthi terrorist militia on the Al-Aqroud front, south of Taiz. They also engaged the militia in fierce fighting across multiple fronts in the governorate, with air support from warplanes and drones.

The forces regained control of Nawbah and Thaib areas, as well as Mubarak Hill on the Al-Aqroud front, following fierce clashes that inflicted heavy losses on the Houthi terrorist militia.

On the same front, the Armed Forces repelled a Houthi militia attack in Habil Al-Sarm, Al-Misrakh District, inflicting significant losses on the attackers in both personnel and equipment.

The clashes left one soldier martyred and 14 others wounded.

Separately, The Houthi terrorist militia targeted Al-Makha’af village in Al-Aqroud with a ballistic missile, killing and injuring 60 civilians, including children.

This terrorist crime came hours after the Houthi militia targeted Al-Sulaiha village in Abdan subdistrict, on the eastern front of the city, with a ballistic missile launched from Mawiyah District.