ADEN, Feb 20 (KUNA) -- Two Yemeni soldiers were killed and others injured when they attempted to confront an attack by the houthi militias on military posts in southern Maareb, the Ministry of Defense said Thursday, in yet another escalation threatening the 2022 fragile ceasefire.
Houthi elements attacked, last night, military positions using artillery, mortar shells and machinegun fire, the ministry's media center said in a statement.
It added the attack lasted three hours and the government forces succeeded in deterring the offensive, during which two personnel were killed and others injured.
The houthi militias stepped up their attacks on a number of government forces frontline positions, mostly in oil-rich Maareb which was a scene of fierce battles in recent years.
The UN announced a ceasefire in April 2022, and the houthis refused to renew it in October of the same year. (end) sns.bs