![Yemeni government forces conduct search and clearance operations after announcing that they regained control of the strategic Mount Qarfan from Houthi forces in the Ash Shamaytayn district of Taiz province, Yemen, on September 23, 2026. [Marwan Abdullah Yahya Saeed Al-shabi - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AA-20260923-42554079-42554071-YEMENI_GOVERNMENT_FORCES_SAY_THEY_HAVE_TAKEN_CONTROL_OF_STRATEGIC_HILL_IN_TAIZ-1.jpg)
Yemeni government forces said Thursday that 30 Houthi fighters were killed and 50 others wounded in clashes south of the city of Taiz in southwestern Yemen, Anadolu reports. The media center of the Taiz Military Axis said the casualties occurred on the Al-Aqrud front in Al-Misrakh district. It said the Houthi fighters were killed and wounded by government forces during the fighting. A military source told Yemen’s state-run Saba news agency that government forces fought intense battles with the Houthis on several fronts across Taiz province on Thursday. The source said the fighting was concentrated in Bani Bakari in Jabal Habashi district, Humair in Maqbanah district and the Al-Aqrud front southeast of the province. The clashes later spread to the […]
