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Giants foil a wide Houthi offensive south of Taiz.. and airstrikes target militia positions

Southern Taiz, Yemen ·

Giants Brigades fought fierce battles with Houthi militias on the Haifan and al-Sahi to Karba fronts in southern Taiz governorate, after the group launched a wide attack.

Yemen's Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) controls Sanaa and much of the north, while other forces hold other areas, and front lines around Taiz have seen fighting for years.

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