The Yemeni government is preparing five thousand troops to drive the Houthi militants from the cities of Aden and Taiz, agencies reported Monday.
Some of the troops are being trained by the Saudi-led Arab coalition on the border with Saudi Arabia and the others by military experts inside Yemen, the reports said.
The troops are expected to lay the groundwork for a new Yemeni army which will take charge after the current conflict ends.
The government is seeking to have one or two completely stable cities so that it can come back to resume its duties from inside the country.
For more than two months, the government has been staying and acting from Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, the confrontations between the pro-government and pro-Houthi forces continued in the two cities today.
Locals in Taiz said fierce clashes broke out in several areas and that the pro-government forces advanced taking some positions from the Houthis.
The Houthis have been besieging Aden and Taiz and shelling residences and public facilities including hospitals as part of their strategy to beat the resistance and take over the two cities.
The Houthis, who tightened their grip on power in January, have been also fighting pro-government forces in other cities.
In Baidha where thousands of Houthis have been killed and injured since October, several Houthis were killed today in a car bomb by the popular resistance and direct confrontations, well-informed sources.