Yemen’s army says recaptured key territory as clashes with Houthis continue

Two days of fighting between government forces and Houthi fighters has left dozens dead on both sides, sources say.Published On 4 Sep 20264 Sep 2026Yemen’s army say they have recaptured strategically important territory, as heavy clashes with Houthi rebels continue in the southwest of the country.Yemeni government forces recaptured al-Khazan and al-Makahna hills in Jabal Habashi district west of Taiz city, according to a statement on Friday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Houthi fighters clash with Yemeni government forces in country’s southwestlist 2 of 3Houthi attacks on Yemen’s Taiz escalate, triggering new displacement wavelist 3 of 3At least 100 killed as Yemen’s Houthis push towards key straitend of listThe clashes between government forces and Houthi fighters continued for the second day in western Taiz and southern Hodeidah, two governorates along the Red Sea coast, after the rebel group launched a broad offensive along front lines on the coast.A Houthi source told Al Jazeera that more than 100 fighters have been killed from both sides since the start of the offensive on Thursday.A Yemeni military official told Al Jazeera that 24 government troops were killed ...