Yemeni government forces have retaken a key south-western crossroads town from the Houthis (Ansarallah) as they press an offensive up the Red Sea coast, AFP reported Tuesday (February 6th).
The retaking of the town of Hays in heavy fighting that was accompanied by intense Saudi-led airstrikes follows on from the recapture in early December of Khokha on the coast to the west.
Medical sources in the Houthi-held port of Hodeida some 150 kilometres to the north said that at least 30 Houthi fighters were killed in the battle for the town and scores wounded.
A government source said eight soldiers were killed in the fighting on Monday.
Yemeni forces commander Abdulrahman Hajari said a number of opposition fighters had been captured as his forces entered the town.
