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| Yemeni forces destroy almost 2000 Houthi mines in Hajjah governorate |
| 2018-11-15 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The Yemeni army has destroyed more than 2000 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 Americaâ„¢, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... mines in three days only in Hayran district alone, following big advances in the fifth military area in Hajjah governorate. Specialized Yemeni forces have been dedicated to destroying mines planted by Houthis. On a bigger scale, Yemeni forces have been able to destroy hundreds of thousands of mines out of a million mines planted by Houthi militias in all Yemeni governorates and villages. Houthis have been known for planting mines the moment they sense their upcoming defeat. In the southern governorate of Dhale, dozens of Houthis were killed and injured and ten were detained, including field military leaders, in violent confrontations with the Yemeni forces. The Yemeni army, with support from the Arab Coalition, has been fighting Houthis in the city of Damt for days, and was successful in liberating big parts of it. In Hodeidah, Yemeni sources confirmed the death and injury of dozens of Houthis on different battle fronts, whereas the Yemeni army continued to advance towards the northern entrance of the city. The advances come with great Houthi losses and the fleeing of dozens of militias from the front lines to the internal neighborhoods of the city. |
| Posted by:Fred |