Yemen's popular resistance in the southwestern city of Dhale said that it repelled an attack launched by the Houthis to control Dhale from several directions over the past two days.

The operation resulted in the killing of 85 members of Houthis and injuring dozens others, the popular resistance said in a statement.

The popular resistance, meanwhile, called for pounding sites of Houthi militias and offering logistical support to the forces of popular resistance.

Yemen has been rocked by months of fighting between the Houthis and loyalists of Yemeni President Abdrabu Mansur Hadi, supported by the Arab coalition, leaving thousands dead and 21 million people in need of urgent aid.