The Houthis have issued a statement on fighting in northwestern Yemen’s Harad, reporting 95 members of a pro-Saudi force were killed, and dozens were captured.
The Saudi side has issued no statement on their assessment of two days off fighting in Hajjah Province. The casualties were reported as 15 Saudis and 80 Sudanese, labeled “mercenaries” in the Houthi statement.
With fighting centering on the Yemen-Saudi border in recent weeks, there has been renewed focus on control off the region around Harad. The Houthis are reportedly gaining ground here, saying they’ve expelled the pro-Saudi forces from areas near the Red Sea.
Gaining ground doesn’t mean victory in Yemen, of course, where heavy fighting over small swathes of land can last for months with the final decisive battle never coming, and the other side eventually reversing the fight in a counterattack.
95 Saudi-Led Soldiers Killed in NW Yemen Fighting
Houthis report dozens of fighters also captured
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