也门周六表示，军队正在巴布-曼德布海峡周边地区推进，以对抗胡塞武装。此前一周，也门得到沙特支持的政府宣布，将发动反攻，以夺回上个月闪电式进攻期间被亲伊朗组织占领的领土。
Yemen said Saturday that forces were advancing against the Houthis around the Bab al-Mandab strait. This comes a week after the country's Saudi-backed government announced that it was initiating a counter-offensive to take back territory seized by the pro-Iran group during last month's lightning offensive.
也门军方消息人士周六表示，军队正在巴布-曼德布海峡周边地区与胡塞武装交战，但尚未完全控制该水道，此前政府发动了夺回失地的行动。
Yemeni military sources said on Saturday their forces were advancing against the Houthis in areas around the Bab al-Mandab strait but have not yet secured control of the waterway, after the government launched an operation to capture lost territory.
上周，也门得到沙特支持的政府宣布发动反攻，旨在收复胡塞武装控制的所有地区。此前，亲伊朗组织在一次闪电式进攻中夺取了也门整个西部海岸线。
The Saudi-backed government last week announced a counter-offensive aimed at retaking all areas held by the Houthis, after the pro-Iran group seized Yemen's entire western coastline in a lightning offensive.
胡塞武装证实政府军在巴布-曼德布地区发动了进攻，但称其已击退了袭击。
The Houthis confirmed that government forces had attacked in the Bab al-Mandab area but they claimed to have repelled the assault.
胡塞武装政治局成员希扎姆·阿萨德对法新社表示：“沙特领导的部队试图从拉赫杰省拉斯阿拉地区向巴布-曼德布以南地区推进。”
"Saudi-led forces attempted to advance from the Ras al-Ara area in Lahj governorate towards the area south of Bab al-Mandab," Hizam al-Asad, a member of the Houthis' political bureau, told AFP.
“然而，我们的部队在巴布-曼德布地区之外击退了他们，造成人员和装备的重大损失，并迫使幸存者撤退。”
"However, our forces repelled them outside the Bab al-Mandab zone, inflicting heavy losses in personnel and equipment and forcing the survivors to retreat.
“我们的部队仍然控制着巴布-曼德布、迈尤恩岛以及该国西部海岸线的其余地区，”他说。
"Our forces maintain control over Bab al-Mandab, Mayun Island, and the remaining areas along the country's western coast," he said.
也门国际承认政府军方消息人士也表示，位于海峡中心的迈尤恩岛仍处于胡塞武装控制之下，因为战斗仍在继续。
Sources from the military of Yemen's internationally recognised government also said Mayun Island – located in the heart of the strait – remained in Houthi hands as fighting continued.
交战双方的说法无法得到独立核实，因为局势变化迅速，记者进入困难。
Claims by the warring parties have been impossible to independently verify, with the situation moving fast on the ground and access for journalists difficult.
也门西部地区，特别是巴布-曼德布海峡周边的冲突，在过去24小时内已造成至少63人死亡，双方军方消息人士周六对法新社如此表示。政府军有35人阵亡，胡塞武装有28人阵亡，消息人士称。
Clashes in western Yemen, specifically around the strait, had killed at least 63 people in the past 24 hours, military sources from both sides told AFP on Saturday. Thirty-five members of government forces had been killed, while 28 Houthis had died, the sources said.
周五，也门军方一位消息人士向法新社证实，他们的部队在海峡地区发动了一次“重大行动”，得到了支持也门政府的沙特阿拉伯空军的支援。
On Friday, a Yemeni military source confirmed to AFP that their forces had launched a "major operation" in the strait region, supported by air power from Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen's government.
在相对平静的四年后，也门内战于七月重新点燃，就在胡塞武装在也门西部海岸线取得进展之前。
After four years of relative calm, Yemen's civil war reignited in July before the Houthi gains on Yemen's western coastline.
沙特阿拉伯领导着一个国际军事联盟，协助也门政府对抗胡塞武装。
Saudi Arabia leads an international military coalition helping the Yemeni government fight the Houthis.
周六早些时候，该联盟表示，他们在一次“大规模行动”中摧毁了超过130个胡塞武装目标。
Early on Saturday, the coalition said it had destroyed more than 130 Houthi targets in a "large-scale operation".
胡塞武装的“马斯伊拉”电视台周六报道称，敌方袭击瞄准了巴布-曼德布地区。
The Houthis' Al-Masirah TV channel reported on Saturday that enemy strikes had targeted the Bab al-Mandab area.
该台还报道称，周六沙特对首都萨那国际机场发动了四次袭击，就在一天前他们曾表示，有两人在沙特对该机场的袭击中丧生。
It also reported four Saudi strikes on the capital Sanaa's international airport on Saturday, a day after saying two were killed in a Saudi strike on the airport.
除了在地面与也门政府军作战外，胡塞武装还一直在对沙特阿拉伯境内的目标进行打击，使用无人机和导弹袭击交通枢纽、油气设施以及其他民用设施。
In addition to battling Yemeni government forces on the ground, the Houthis have also been firing on targets inside Saudi Arabia, attacking transport hubs, oil facilities and other civilian sites with drones and missiles.
利雅得周五表示，之前一天对沙特首都国际机场的袭击已造成三人死亡。
Riyadh said Friday that attacks on the Saudi capital's international airport had killed three people the previous day.
沙特阿拉伯一直在对也门境内胡塞武装的关键目标进行报复性打击。
Saudi Arabia has been retaliating with strikes on key Houthi targets inside Yemen.
胡塞武装媒体周五报道称，在胡塞武装控制的首都萨那的机场遭袭事件中，有两人身亡。
Houthi media reported on Friday that two people had died in attacks on the airport in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa.
根据联合国数据，自七月以来，已有超过20万人在这一世界上最贫困的国家之一的 renewed fighting 中流离失所，普通平民正为此付出代价。
Ordinary civilians have been paying the price for the renewed fighting in one of the world's poorest countries, with more than 200,000 people displaced since July, according to UN data.