ADEN, Nov 18 (NNN-SABA) – Sporadic clashes erupted between pro-government forces and Houthi rebels, in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Houthis launched a large-scale attack on several positions of the joint forces stationed in Tuhyata district, in the south of Hodeidah, using heavy and medium weapons,” the military source of the pro-government Giants Brigades said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The pro-government forces engaged in ferocious clashes with the Houthis, causing casualties among the attackers, as well as, the loss of their military equipment,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Houthis also fired heavy shells at government’s military sites in Hays area, in the southeast of Hodeidah, the source noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A day earlier, pro-government forces announced the abortion of a Houthi attack and killing seven of the attackers in Hodeidah’s district of Tuhyata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last month, the United Nations started deploying cease-fire observers in Hodeidah, establishing five observation points near the military contact lines between the two warring parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The observation points are manned by liaison officers from both parties, in accordance with a UN-sponsored cease-fire agreement reached in Stockholm in Dec, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the main Yemeni port city along the coast of the Red Sea, Hodeidah is the key lifeline entry of most of Yemen’s commercial imports and humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cease-fire deal in Stockholm was seen as the first phase towards achieving a comprehensive political solution to the civil war.– NNN-SABA <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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