Yemeni Government Forces Launch Offensive to Retake Houthi-Held al-Waziiya in Taiz
The mountainous district is seen as key to controlling Mocha, the Red Sea port the Houthis seized last month.
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Yemeni government forces launched an offensive aimed at retaking the Houthi-held district of al-Waziiya in the Taiz governorate, according to Al Jazeera.
The mountainous district is considered strategically significant because of its proximity to and influence over Mocha, the Red Sea port city that Houthi forces seized last month.
Control over al-Waziiya would give government-aligned forces a stronger position from which to contest Houthi control of the surrounding Taiz region, an area that has seen repeated rounds of fighting between the two sides throughout Yemen's prolonged civil conflict.
The offensive adds to a recent escalation of fighting in and around Taiz, as government forces seek to reverse territorial gains made by the Houthis in the area, including the loss of the port at Mocha.
Details on casualties or the current state of the fighting on the ground were not immediately available, and neither side's claims about the operation's progress could be independently verified at the time of reporting.
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- Yemeni forces launch offensive to retake Houthi-held al-Waziiya in Taiz — Al Jazeera — All
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