The key facts

  • According to a Yemeni authorities' spokesperson, Houthi commander Abu al-Karrar was killed near Khan Mountain in Taiz
  • The deceased was a brigadier general and director of Dhi as-Sufal in Ibb province
  • The Houthis have not commented on the report; the circumstances and time of death have not been specified

Houthi commander killed in fighting near Taiz

Yemeni official media spokesperson Fayad al-Noman reported on X that Houthi commander Abdurrahman Mohammed Sufyan Wajih al-Din, known as Abu al-Karrar, was killed in clashes with government troops near Khan Mountain in the southwestern city of Taiz. According to al-Noman, the deceased held the rank of brigadier general and served as director of Dhi as-Sufal in Ibb province.

Details not disclosed, Houthis silent

Al-Noman did not specify when the incident occurred or under what circumstances the commander was killed. The Houthis have not commented on the report. Taiz remains one of the key front lines in the Yemeni conflict, where government forces and the Houthis regularly engage in clashes.

Context of the conflict

Yemen has been engulfed in conflict since 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa and a number of other provinces. The following year, a Saudi Arabia-led coalition intervened in support of the internationally recognized government.