ADEN, Yemen, Sept. 9 -- Offensives and counter-offensives between Yemeni warring rivals gained momentum, just hours after the announcement of the failure of the UN-sponsored negotiations in Geneva, leaving scores of casualties.
According to military officials, scores were killed and many others injured in different parts of Yemen over the past 24 hours, as both the government forces and Houthi rebels resumed armed operations amid intensified airstrikes.
The Yemeni government forces, backed by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, launched multi-pronged and well-coordinated offensives against Houthis in various areas of the country.
In the Red Sea coastal city of Hodeidah, medical sources confirmed to Xinhua that high casualties were recorded in the non-stop ground fighting and airstrikes.
Initial reports from hospitals controlled by the Shiite Houthi group showed more than 52 Houthi rebels were killed and many others sustained injuries during the ongoing fighting in Hodeidah.
Meanwhile, similar reports revealed by government-run medical centers indicated that 20 soldiers were killed and nearly 15 others injured in battles with Iran-backed Houthis in the city.
Casualties are likely to increase in the next few hours as fighting expanded to more areas there, said local sources.
A commander of the pro-government Giant Brigades told Xinhua by phone that Houthi fighters were being besieged in Hodeidah amid ground attacks and Saudi-led air bombardment on their sites.
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