Riyadh Sana'a (Debriefer) - The Yemeni government troops on Friday shot down a Houthi spy drone in the southwestern governorate of Taiz, military sources said.
The espionage plane was intercepted in the vicinity of Qahban front in Maqbana district, west Taiz, the sources added.
Many areas of Maqbana has seen violent fighting between the national army and Houthi forces for weeks, with no significant win or advance by any party.
Last Saturday, the Yemeni government troops in Taiz said 35 Houthis were killed or injured in fierce attacks on the group's sites in Maqbana.
Backed by public resistance, the national army on Friday carried out a violent attack on Houthi sites in Maqbana district, the Taiz military media center said on Facebook.
"The Chicki hill and Zobaida village were liberated," the center added, "amid collapses among Houthi ranks."
On 16 April, the Yemeni armed forces' media center tweeted that their troops made new advance in Maqbana, following a great offensive targeting Houthi sites.
The national army liberated the mountainous series of al-Sawda'a in al-Qohaifa area in Maqbana, amid intensified fighting and Houthi retreat after "many of their militants were killed or injured," the center added.
Early last March, Taiz military command declared a massive campaign to free the city from blockade imposed by the Houthi group since 2015.
