A mortar shell fired by Houthis struck a house in the central Taiz city, killing
five people, including three women, and injuring five others.
Two
pro-government fighters were also killed and 8 others injured in clashes with
Houthi militants in western Taiz, local commander Abdel-Aziz al-Majidi said.
According
to al-Majidi, scores of Houthi militants were killed and injured in the clashes
in which a number of Houthis were captured by pro-government fighters.
Meanwhile,
six Houthis were reportedly killed in attacks by pro-government forces in the
central Al-Bayda’ province.
Pro-government
fighters attacked a Houthi location in the province on Tuesday, killing four
members of the Shia group.
Two
Houthi militants were also killed in an ambush by pro-government forces in
western Al-Bayda’.
At
least 20 fighters of the Shiite Houthi group were killed Tuesday when they
launched armed attacks on government-controlled areas and a strategic airbase
in Yemen's southern province of Lahj.
Ramadan death toll is now at 6,924
