“Intermittent clashes took place between forces of the National Army and the Houthi militia on several fronts,” Yemen’s Defense Ministry said Elsewhere, fighting erupted between troops and the militants on several fronts in Al-Baydah province DUBAI: Fierce clashes erupted between the Yemeni army and Houthi militia in western Taiz on Wednesday leaving several militants dead and wounded, Saudi state-news channel reported. “Intermittent clashes took place between forces of the National Army and the Houthi militia on several fronts,” Yemen’s Defense Ministry said in a statement issued on its official website September Net. Elsewhere, fighting erupted between troops and the militants on several fronts in Al-Baydah province. Local sources said the fighting broke out after Houthis attacked army forces in the Aqab Al-Qantha’ area, who repelled the attack and forced the militia to retreat and flee.