ADEN, Nov 22 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s pro-government forces continued on-ground military advances against the Houthi rebels, in the country’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah yesterday, a military official said.
“The joint pro-government forces gained a new military progress and captured a number of new areas from the Houthis, particularly in Jabal Ra’s district,” the local source said.
Intense armed confrontations are still going on between the government forces and the Houthis in the district and neighbouring areas, killing and injuring several people loyal to the two warring sides, he added.
Meanwhile, warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition launched a number of airstrikes against the Houthi-held sites in Hodeidah.
A day earlier, the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, launched a military operation that resulted in securing Hodeidah’s district of Hays completely, and expelling the Houthi rebels out of the strategic area, as well as, the neighbouring areas, local officials said.
Hodeidah is under the control of the Houthis, while the government forces have advanced to the southern and eastern districts.– NNN-YPA
