During the operation, the army reclaimed control of strategic mountains after fierce clashes broke out with the militia, resulting in dozens of militant deaths. (AFP) Updated 24 July 2018 Arab News July 24, 2018 09:00 1325 Yemen"s civil war began in September 2014 when the Houthi militia overthrew Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi"s government Saudi Arabia lead an intervention comprised of Arab countries in Yemen in March 2015 DUBAI: Yemen’s army made progress west of Taiz province in the south of Yemen on Tuesday, Saudi state-news channel Al-Ekhbariya reported. In a statement issued to the Yemeni Defense Ministry official website, military sources said “the national army launched early morning operations on Houthi militia positions in Taiz.” During the operation, the army reclaimed control of strategic mountains after fierce clashes broke out with the militia, resulting in dozens of militant deaths.