SANAA, Jan 27 (NNN-SABA) – Fighting between Yemen’s government troops and Houthi rebels, in the northeastern province of Jawf, left at least 20 fighters from both sides dead, a local government official said.
The clashes, in al-Aqabah, in the southwestern edge of government-held Jawf province, wounded dozens of others and forced dozens of families to flee, official in Jawf said, by phone.
He said, the clashes expand to areas near the ancient town of Baraqish, also in Jawf, some 140 km northeast of the capital, Sanaa.
Fierce clashes and airstrikes also escalated on several fronts in Nehm district, as the Houthi rebels seized control of mountains overlooking the roads linking Sanaa with Jawf and Marib province, according to pro-government news website, al-Masdar Online.
The fighting in Nehm and Jawf escalated, after last week’s Houthi missile attack, in the adjacent Marib province killed more than 100 Yemeni troops.
The UN envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, called on all Yemeni parties “to cease all military activities,” warning that such escalation could fail the fragile peace process.– NNN-SABA
