SAADA (Debriefer)--Battles renewed on Sunday between government and Houthi forces in Yemen's Saada province on the border with Saudi Arabia.
The battles broke out in the areas of Al-Shamiya and Al-Rabou'ah in the north after a failed Houthi infiltration attempt into positions of the national forces, said Brig. Gen. Suleiman Al-Nuwayhi, commander of the third Border Guard Brigade.
They were the fiercest in months, with tens of Houthi fighters killed and injured, he said.
The government-run Saba news agency said the government forces thwarted the infiltration attempt, inflicting heavy losses on the Houthis.
Saada is the birthplace of the Houthi group which ousted the internationally recognized government and seized power in September 2014. Its takeover triggered a civil war and a Saudi-led military intervention that have been continuing for six years.
