The Houthi militia announced yesterday, Saturday, the killing of 4 of its officers in battles with government forces, amid fears of a return to military escalation on a number of Yemeni fronts after a two-year truce.

The Houthis' Saba News Agency said that the bodies of 4 members of the group would be buried in the capital, Sana'a, after they fell in battles that it indicated were with government forces.

The agency did not address the details of the place and time of the killing of the Houthi officers, while there was no immediate comment from the government regarding those battles.

The army announced on Friday that Houthis had been killed and wounded in clashes between the two sides in Taiz Governorate, southwest of the country, without adding further details.