Second Zaraniq Brigade Repels Houthi Assault in Hays, Killing 1 Soldier
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Updated · YemenOnline · Jul 5
Second Zaraniq Brigade Repels Houthi Assault in Hays, Killing 1 Soldier
3 articles · Updated · YemenOnline · Jul 5
Summary
Heavy fighting around Mount Debas in Yemen's Hays district left one Second Zaraniq Brigade soldier dead and two wounded after the unit beat back a Houthi assault early Saturday.
Local sources said the Houthis launched a broad offensive north of Hays and sent large reinforcements in repeated attempts to seize the district, the first defensive line for Mokha.
The attack fits a renewed Houthi push in recent months to regain access to Bab al-Mandab, with frontlines in southern and eastern Hodeidah still seeing intermittent clashes despite the 2022 truce.
Western Yemen has gained added strategic weight as Houthi Red Sea attacks on commercial shipping during the Gaza war and threats against the Bab al-Mandab strait widened the stakes beyond the local battlefield.