Yemeni forces continuing efforts to cut off supply routes to Houthis in Hodeidah
Sunday 24/June/2018 - 03:08 PM
Yemeni forces continued combing operations in the
western coast to cut off supply routes to the Iran-backed Houthi militant group
in Hodeidah.
The forces that belong to the internationally
recognized government also foiled sneaking attempts of the Houthi militants
into freed areas, Sky News channel reported on Sunday.
Roughly 1,000 Houthi militiants have been killed
since the start of the battle to liberate Hodeidah which is the fourth-largest
city in Yemen and its principal port on the Red Sea, according to Yemeni
sources on Sunday.
Hodeidah port is a lifeline for the majority of
Yemen's population but the legitimate Yemeni army and its supporting Arab
Coalition accuse Houthis of using it to smuggle in Iranian weapons.
