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| Imminent Fall of Remaining Key Houthi Pockets West of Taiz |
| 2018-05-15 |
| [AAWSAT] Yemeni Joint Forces backed by the Arab Coalition succeeded on Sunday to secure al-Hayma seaport of At-Tuhayata on the Red Sea and to liberate al-Qataba region south of the Hodeida governorate. Meanwhile, ...back at the shootout, Butch clutched at his leg. Son of a Breech!he exclaimed with feeling...... Houthis were dealt a severe blow west of Taiz, where Yemeni forces tightened their grip on the remaining rebel pockets in the town of al-Burh. The military development came two days after the Tehami resistance, the Giant Brigades and the National Resistance led by Tariq Mohammad Abdullah Saleh mounted a largescale military operation to liberate Hodeida from the grips of the Iranian-backed Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... militias. The forces terminated the presence of rebels in areas west and southwest of Taiz, including al-Waziya directorate, Mozza and al-Omari military camp. Yemeni forces also regained control of Kahboub mountainous area, as the Iran-backed Houthis fled to neighboring villages. Field sources told Asharq al-Awsat that battles to regain territory north of Hodeida from the directorates of al-Khawkha and Habas intensified on Sunday after Yemeni Joint Forces deployed in the districts of al-Jarahi and Tahita, controlling the local al-Hayma seaport. Meanwhile, ...back at the shootout, Butch clutched at his leg. Son of a Breech!he exclaimed with feeling...... Brigadier General Tariq Saleh’s military media said: "The Giant Brigades have liberated al-Hayma seaport." This victory coincided with the complete clearing of the nearby al-Qataba area from Houthi militias. Yemen’s National Army also advanced Sunday in al-Burh area, and surrounded the city from three directions, as Coalition forces fiercely shelled remaining Houthi positions in the city. Military observers told Asharq al-Awsat they expect that Houthi forces would collapse in al-Burh town and other pockets located 40 kilometers away from the east of Taiz city. "By liberating the town of al-Burh, Yemeni forces would have taken from Houthis their most important pocket west of Taiz," the observers said. |
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