Mon - 14 Oct 2019 - 04:12 AM ،،،
Dozens of Houthi rebels were killed, injured and captured, including high-ranking field commanders, on Sunday, following an infiltration attempt into the locations under the control of the southern forces in al-Fakher region of Qataba district in the north of al-Dhale.
Military field sources reported that the Iran-backed Houthi putschist militia launched two seperate attacks on the positions of the southern joint forces in Habil al-Abdi, north of al-Fakher city and al-Joub camp, west of Qataba in a bid to regain lost grounds.
The same sources said that fierce fighting erupted right after the Houthi attacks, adding that dozens of the pro-Iran militants were killed and injured, including senior Houthi commanders, in addition to capturing 13 rebels.
Last week the Southern joint forces managed to liberate vast areas from the grip of the Iran-backed Houthi coupist militia in the north of al-Dhale province after carrying out large-scale attacks on the locations under the control of the Houthi militants in the mountains and valleys of Salim and al-Fakher areas in the northern and western parts of Qataba and on al-Zubairiyat front in the north of Qataba and liberated a number of areas overlooking Hajr in the west of al-Dhale amid the withdrawal and mass escape of the pro-Iran Houthi militants.
The battles resulted in heavy casualties on the pro-Iran Houthi rebels, in addition to inflicting material damage on them, field sources said, adding that the southern forces recaptured large quantities of weapons and ammunition.