Two soldiers and a child were wounded in Taiz on Thursday as clashes suddenly broke out between security forces and armed men, medic sources said.
Media sources affirmed that the clashes erupted between forces of the Military Committee and tribesman affiliated to a tribal sheikh, Hamoud Al-Mikhlafi, but sources close to Al-Mikhalafi denied these reports, asserting that forces of the Republican Guard attacked some neighborhoods in Taiz.
The sources affirmed that the 33 Republican Guard Brigade launched strikes against Al-Rawdha neighborhood, singling out that a number of streets were blocked in Al-Rawdah neighborhood in which the residency of al-Mikhalfi is based.
Taiz has been a source of pro-democracy uprising that ended Saleh's 33-year rule. Security forces often responded with deadly force.
Meanwhile, A Saudi Newspaper, Al-Sharaq, revealed on Wednesday that Iran has increased its political interventions in Taiz, pointing out that it started carrying out investment projects in Taiz that its profits will be provided to political sanctions headed by politicians and lawmakers who have close ties with Tehran.
The sources affirmed that Iran intends to invest $10 million in health and education projects that will be run by Yemeni politicians who have good relations with Tehran.
The newspaper quoted well-informed sources as saying that Tehran trained about 200 persons from Taiz on using medium and light weapons in Saada governorate, pointing out that a number of Yemenis will be sent to Lebanon to be trained on explosive manufactures and have military knowledge.