Dozens of Houthis killed as battles rage in Yemen
Dozens of Houthi militia have been killed in battles
across Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.
The Yemeni army killed 45 militia and wounded 30 in
Ibb province, while another 40 Houthi fighters were killed in clashes in
Qaataba district.
In Marib province, coalition raids killed a Houthi
commander and his men.
Meanwhile, coalition-backed forces sieged the main
route that connects the provinces of Al-Dhale and Ibb south of Sanaa.
Fighting picked up in Hodeidah despite a truce
agreement between the warring sides in December, Arab News reported.
An offensive by Yemeni forces last year liberated
much of Houthi-controlled territory along the strategic Red Sea, about four
years after the Iran-supported group ousted the internationally-recognized
government.
The Yemeni government has claimed the Houthis were
using the port of Hodeidah to smuggle weapons from Iran to sustain their
military campaign.
