21 Dead in Renewed Clashes Between Yemeni Forces, Houthis in Lahj
Intense fighting erupted in the southern province of Lahj, Yemen, on Wednesday, resulting in the death of 21 individuals during clashes between government forces and Houthi rebels. According to a military official who wished to remain unnamed, the confrontations took place on the Shurayjah front, characterized by heavy artillery and shelling from both sides.
Twelve soldiers from the government ranks, including a site commander, were killed, with eight more wounded. On the opposing side, nine Houthi fighters were killed, and over 15 sustained injuries. This recent surge in violence follows closely on the heels of similar skirmishes in the southern province of Dhalea, highlighting a continuous escalation of hostilities in the region.
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Yemen has been on a knife-edge since the collapse of a UN-mediated truce on October 2, 2022, which had offered a brief respite in a country torn by civil war since 2014. The conflict, which escalated with a Saudi-led coalition’s intervention in 2015, has seen no significant progress toward peace, exacerbating what the United Nations describes as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
The ongoing violence dashes hopes for a peaceful resolution, with both the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels showing little interest in returning to negotiation tables. The conflict has already claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and pushed millions to the edge of famine.
