Yemen government forces said on Sept. 13 that a month-long conflict with Houthi fighters in western coastal areas and nearby islands has resulted in about 2,000 government casualties and more than 1,000 Houthi fatalities, with several thousand wounded. Yemen Republic TV cited a National Resistance Forces statement saying the casualties occurred between Aug. 9 and Sept. 10. The statement said the fighting began after Houthi missile and drone strikes on National Resistance positions and spread fro

Yemen government forces said on Sept. 13 that a month-long conflict with Houthi fighters in western coastal areas and nearby islands has resulted in about 2,000 government casualties and more than 1,000 Houthi fatalities, with several thousand wounded. Yemen Republic TV cited a National Resistance Forces statement saying the casualties occurred between Aug. 9 and Sept. 10. The statement said the fighting began after Houthi missile and drone strikes on National Resistance positions and spread from southern Hodeidah along the Red Sea coast into neighboring Taiz province.