Yemeni army says it repelled Houthi attack near Taiz

# Yemeni army says it repelled Houthi attack near Taiz

Intense fighting between Yemeni army forces and Houthi fighters in Taiz governorate left two soldiers dead and three others wounded, according to Yemen Monitor citing local sources.

The report said the clash broke out on Saturday in Al-Silw district, southeast of Taiz, when army units repelled an attack by armed Houthi elements. It described the fighting as fierce and said several kinds of weapons were used during the engagement.

The dead soldiers were identified as Majed Ali Al-Salwi and Yasser Mohammed Al-Salwi. The wounded were taken into account separately, with the report saying three others were injured in the clashes. Yemen Monitor also said there were deaths and injuries among Houthi fighters, though it did not provide a figure.

As with many front-line incidents in Yemen, the report is limited to the immediate combat account and does not offer an independent battlefield assessment. Still, it points to active pressure around Taiz, a province that has remained one of the country's most contested areas through years of war. The description of the attack being repelled indicates that the army was on the defensive at the moment of contact but claimed success in holding the line.

The report does not describe the size of the Houthi force, the duration of the fighting, or any change in control of territory. It also does not identify any wider campaign beyond the local clash in Al-Silw. That restraint matters because battlefield claims in Yemen often arrive quickly and with limited verification.

Even with those limits, the core facts are clear from the source: the army was engaged in combat southeast of Taiz, the fighting turned deadly, and two named soldiers were killed while three others were wounded. Those casualties underscore how the conflict continues to generate losses at a local level even when national headlines elsewhere focus on broader strategic developments.

The Yemen Monitor account said the assault was stopped. It also said Houthi losses were reported, although without numbers. No additional confirmation was provided in the excerpt, and no comment from the Houthis was included.

For residents in the district, the impact is likely to be less about the language of victory and more about the recurring risk that front-line exchanges bring to nearby villages and roads. The report offered no details on civilian casualties, suggesting the casualties it could verify were confined to the combatants directly involved.