Yemeni Government Forces Launch Operation to Seize Al-Wazi'iyah in Taiz
The offensive is part of the 'Dawn of Yemen' operations targeting Houthi-held positions, according to Anadolu Agency.
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Forces aligned with Yemen's internationally recognized government have launched an operation aimed at seizing Al-Wazi'iyah, an area in Yemen's Taiz governorate, as part of a broader campaign described as "Dawn of Yemen" against Houthi rebel positions, according to Anadolu Agency.
Part of a wider offensive against the Houthis
The operation in Al-Wazi'iyah is reported to be one component of the larger "Dawn of Yemen" campaign, which has targeted multiple Houthi-controlled positions as government-aligned forces seek to expand their territorial control in contested parts of the country.
Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city and its surrounding governorate, has remained a frontline area throughout much of the country's prolonged conflict, with government forces and Houthi fighters holding positions on opposite sides of a long-contested front line that has shifted only gradually in recent years.
No details were immediately available regarding casualties, the scale of forces involved, or the current status of the operation at Al-Wazi'iyah specifically.
Yemen's conflict, now in its second decade, has continued to produce periodic flare-ups in fighting even amid broader diplomatic efforts aimed at reaching a lasting political settlement between the warring parties.
Sources
- Yemeni government forces launch operation against Houthis to seize Al-Wazi’iyah in Taiz — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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