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Clashes in Hodeidah Kill Over 50 Houthi Fighters, 16 Soldiers
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In Short: Clashes in Hodeidah, Yemen, have resulted in significant casualties, with over 50 Houthi fighters and 16 soldiers killed, as government forces repelled an attack and destroyed a Houthi rocket launch platform.
Government-aligned forces in Hodeidah, Yemen, have repelled a Houthi attack, resulting in the deaths of over 50 Houthi fighters and 16 soldiers, according to a minister of state aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government. The attack, which lasted several hours, saw Houthi fighters use snipers and drones, causing most of the casualties.
The government forces managed to re-take positions that the Houthi briefly seized, according to an officer with the pro-government forces. This was described as the deadliest Houthi attack in years, with the officer noting that the Houthi fighters suffered significant casualties.
In a related development, Yemeni military sources reported that government forces successfully destroyed a Katyusha rocket launch platform belonging to the Houthis in southern Hodeidah. This comes as ongoing violence escalates along the country’s western coast, with medical sources reporting 22 additional soldiers wounded in the area.
Background: The conflict in Yemen has been ongoing since 2014, with the Houthi movement controlling much of the north and parts of the west, while the internationally recognised government controls the south and parts of the east. The fighting has led to a humanitarian crisis, with millions of people in need of aid.
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- Walid al-Qudaimi, a minister of state and cabinet member aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government, said on Saturday evening that the soldiers from the Tihama region died during fighting in the Jabal…
- In a post on X, al-Qudaimi said the troops were killed “defending their land and dignity” during the battle.
- Medical sources told AFP that hospitals in the area on the Red Sea coast received 16 dead from pro-government forces and 22 wounded.
- An officer with the government-aligned forces in Jabal Dubas told AFP that the Houthis briefly seized pro-government positions after launching the attack late on Friday, before government-aligned forces mounted a…
- “This was the deadliest Houthi attack in years,” the officer said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media.
- He said Houthi fighters used snipers, which caused most of the casualties, before firing drones and mortars at the positions.
- Another military official told AFP that pro-government forces had repelled the Houthi attack in “clashes lasting several hours”.
- He said the Houthis also suffered casualties without specifying the number killed or wounded.