Yemen's pro-government National Resistance Forces announced on Wednesday that one of their officers was killed in clashes with the Houthi group.
In a statement published by its 2 December news agency, the forces said Colonel Yahya Mohammed Mohsen al Qadhi was killed in confrontations with the Houthis.
The statement did not specify when or where al Qadhi was killed.
He was buried on Tuesday following an official funeral in the western Yemeni city of Mokha and laid to rest at the Guardians of the Republic cemetery, according to the statement.
Several of his comrades and leaders of the National Resistance Forces attended the funeral.
The statement said mourners pledged to continue fighting under the leadership of Presidential Leadership Council Vice President Tariq Mohammed Abdullah Saleh until "all Yemeni territory is restored" and the "Houthi project" is ended.
Fighting resumes
The National Resistance Forces operate mainly in areas of Taiz and Hudaydah provinces in western Yemen.
Yemen has experienced a relative lull in fighting since April 2022 after nearly 12 years of war between government forces and the Houthis, who have controlled several provinces and cities, including the capital Sanaa, since September 2014.
In recent weeks, fighting has resumed between the two sides in several provinces, including Marib, Al Jawf, Al Dhalea and Taiz.
The renewed clashes come as Yemen continues to face one of the world's worst humanitarian and economic crises.
A Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognised government, while Iran is accused of supporting the Houthis.
The Houthis announced in July that they had imposed a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, further raising tensions in the region.
