Den, August 17, 2015: On Monday, more than 80 people dead in the past 24 hours in heavy fighting between government loyalists and rebels for Yemen’s third city Taez according to military sources.
The sources in Taez said that the corpse of 50 Shiite Huthi rebels and allied troops were collected from the city on Monday, adding that 31 pro-government fighters were also found dead.
For several days as pro-government armed force press recent territorial gains after retaking much of southern Yemen from Iran-backed rebel fighters, loyalist and rebel forces have fought over Taez, a key city seen as a gateway to capital Sanaa.
