In military clashes in Yemen killed at least 48 people per day

Over the past 24 hours, at least 48 people have died in fighting in southern Yemen between government forces and the Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement. This was reported by Agence France-Presse, citing military sources from both sides.

According to government sources, 17 soldiers were killed in the clashes. In turn, sources of the Ansar Allah movement reported the death of 31 of their fighters.

Fighting is taking place on the border of Lahj and Taiz provinces. Government sources say the troops were able to retake about half of the positions occupied by the Houthis the day before. For their part, Ansar Allah sources told AFP about the advancement of their fighters on the border of Lahja and Taiz.

Recall that in Yemen since August 2014, the confrontation between Saudi-backed government forces and the Houthis continues. The situation escalated sharply in early September, when the Ansar Allah movement went on the offensive in the south-west of the country.

Simultaneously with the ground offensive, the Houthis began launching rockets and drone strikes on the coastal areas of the Red Sea and the vicinity of the city of Taiz, seeking to cut off routes to Moha and advance to areas near the strategically important Bab el-Mandeb Strait. On September 12, Khuzam al-Assad, a member of the Ansar Allah Politburo, confirmed to TASS that the Houthis had completed an operation to establish control over territories that have access to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in western Yemen.

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