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Houthis killed 14 Yemeni government troops in attack south of Hodeidah, official says
The rebels briefly seized pro-government positions before a counterattack retook them, and officials said sniper fire caused most of the casualties.
- On Saturday, Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed 14 government troops in Yemen's Hays district south of Hodeidah, following clashes that began late Friday and concluded at dawn Saturday.
- Front lines have remained largely static since a 2022 United Nations-brokered truce, though this attack disrupts a conflict persisting since Yemen's 2015 civil war began.
- An officer confirmed 23 soldiers were injured in "fierce fighting," noting that Houthi rebels utilized snipers to inflict most casualties before launching drone and mortar salvos.
- Minister of state Walid al-Qudaimi stated the soldiers were killed "defending their land and dignity" and claimed government forces killed more than 50 Houthi fighters during the battle.
- Military officials described the event as the "deadliest Houthi attack in years," though the group offered no immediate comment on the clashes following a government counterattack.
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The Yemeni government reported that 15 government soldiers and 50 Houthi fighters were killed in clashes in Hodeidah province in the west of the country.
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14 Yemeni soldiers killed in Houthi attack in western Yemen, military official says
Sanaa, July 5 (SANA) Fourteen Yemeni soldiers were killed in a Houthi attack on positions held by the internationally recognized government forces in the Hays district of Hodeidah province, a military official said. Agence France-Presse (AFP) quoted the official as saying government forces repelled the assault after several hours of fighting before dawn on Saturday, forcing the attackers to withdraw. The official said Houthi fighters also suffer…
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