Yemen government forces claim capture of Mount Qarfan in Taiz

Forces aligned with Yemen's internationally recognized government say they have taken control of Mount Qarfan in the Taiz governorate, according to a report by Al Jazeera.

The report said the mountain's capture disrupts the defenses of the Houthi movement and affects the group's advances along Yemen's Red Sea coast, though it did not provide independent confirmation of the claim or comment from Houthi officials.

Taiz has long been one of the most contested areas in Yemen's ongoing conflict, with government-aligned forces and Houthi fighters battling for control of strategic positions in the mountainous governorate for years.

The report did not specify the date of the reported capture, the forces involved in the operation, or the scale of any fighting that may have taken place in the effort to take the mountain.

Control over high ground in Taiz has repeatedly proven significant in the broader conflict, given its influence over surrounding supply routes and access to the Red Sea coastline, an area of strategic importance amid the wider regional tensions linked to the war.