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Arab Coalition targets Houthi drone warehouses in Yemen

Tuesday 22/January/2019 - 01:56 PM
The Reference
Ali Rajab
طباعة

The Arab Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen has directed painful blows to the Houthi terrorist militia. The coalition targeted the stores of weapons, missiles and stores of drones.

The coalition spokesman, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, announced that seven military facilities belonging to the Houthis in Sanaa were targeted on Saturday evening, pointing out that the raids targeted warehouses used for storing aerial drones and launching terrorist activities, as well as Houthi training facilities for carrying out terrorist operations. He added that the raids came after a delicate intelligence operation that including monitoring Houthi terrorists and communications systems.

Maliki stressed the commitment of the joint forces command to apply international humanitarian law in all military operations, as well as to continue preventing the Houthis’ capabilities threatening regional and international security.

Meanwhile, the Houthi-affiliated al-Masirah TV channel revealed that coalition aircraft targeted a factory in the area of ​​Wadi Ahmed north of the capital Sanaa, as well as targeting the September 21 Park in the district of Ma’ain and the 1st Armored Division in Sanaa.

Al-Arabiya sources revealed that the coalition raids targeted the headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah in Sanaa, al-Dulaimi air base, the al-Hafa militant camp, and the Nahdeen camp at the presidential palace in Sanaa.

Six members of the Yemeni army were killed and 31 wounded on Thursday, January 10 when the Houthi militia targeted a military parade at al-Anad air base in northern Lahij governorate with a drone.

 

Electronic war stations

Yemeni military expert Colonel Yahya Abu Hatem said that the coalition strikes were accurate and successful, adding that militant areas were targeted, especially drone factories and launching stations that were used by the Houthis in terrorist attacks against the Yemeni army and Arab coalition.

According to Abu Hatem, the Houthis worked for three months on installing electronic war stations in the mountains of Raymah, Mahweet, Hajjah and Sanaa, and they are working at a similar pace to maximize their military capabilities, including digging tunnels Sanaa and Hodeidah and equipping themselves with aircraft and experts.

Abu Hatem said that there are many Iranian experts training Houthis in fighting, digging tunnels, using drones, and electronic warfare, confirming the importance of the coalition’s strike. He added that he expects more Houthi facilities to be targeted in the coming days, pointing out that the military determination is currently the decisive factor in dealing with the terrorist militia.

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