Al-Dhale’: Fierce battles waged by the southern forces against the Houthis in Bitar and Al-Azareq
English - Monday 09 March 2020 الساعة 10:38 am
Violent clashes waged by units of the Joint Southern Forces and the Houthi militia at dawn on Monday in Battar, southwest of the Qataba district, northwest of Dhale’.
Elements of the Houthi coup militia attempted to infiltrate the southern forces ’positions, and violent clashes broke out that continued into the morning hours.
For its part, the forces of the Fifth Brigade, the resistance, fought violent clashes, during which they responded to an offensive operation by the militias on the Al-Shuwaiq and al-Farasha locations west of the Azareq district.
According to the commander of the Azraq Front, commander of the Fifth Brigade, the resistance of Colonel Mahmoud Al-Batoul, he said: The forces stationed in the confrontation area on the border with the Maoist directorate in Taiz have responded to an offensive operation by the Houthi militias, during which the forces of the Fifth Brigade, the resistance, were able to control the military position completely and inflicted heavy losses Among the militias.
The burning Al-Dhale’ fronts witness violent battles between the southern forces and the Iranian-backed militias, which are increasing in frequency from day to day.