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| Coalition forces keep advancing towards Taiz |
| 2015-11-26 |
| Arab coalition forces backed by units of the Yemeni national army have made advances in their march towards Taiz. They managed to retake some sites from the control of Houthi militas and forces loyal to ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Arab forces took control of Al Kasara site near Najd Qasim and Dabab area, west of Taiz. Troops regrouped offensive lines and launched a ferocious battle in which several Houthi militia members were killed. Some areas of Al Misrakh district of Taiz were also liberated. The government forces are now only 2km away from Al Rahda district. The Arab coalition's air forces bombed an assembly area of the militias in Demna opposite Al Saqee dam in which a Houthi leader called Abu Hilal along with several others were killed. A sting operation carried out by the resistance forces at Azzan area in Al Waziyah district resulted in killing seven Houthis militias and rebels loyal to Saleh. According information available here, military reinforcements from Wadia had been delivered to the Yemeni army in city of Marib. The reinforcement includes ammunition, armoured vehicles, and heavy artillery in preparation for the liberation of Sirwah. Unconfirmed information points to a deal on prisoners swap between Houthis and the government forces at Bihan district of Shabwa governorate, southeast of Yemen. A total of 17 Houthis were exchanged for eight resistance forces loyal to the government. |
| Posted by:Steve White |