- At least 30 Houthi militants were killed in an offensive carried out by the Yemeni army
- The militia have retaliated by targeting highly populated areas
JEDDAH: At least 30 Houthi militants were killed in an offensive carried out by the Yemeni army in an attempt to liberate the remaining parts of the Al-Bayda Governate in central Yemen that are stilled held by the militia.
A Yemeni army source said troops and members of the resistance backed by the Saudi-led Arab coalition’s jet fighters, continued in their progress in Al-Malgim District and were on the outskirts of Al-Bayda Governate.
The spokesman added that the army continued to make progress amid major collapses in the Houthi ranks.
He said that units from the army and the resistance targeted a number of the militants’ positions in the Na’man and Al-Malagim Districts.
But Houthi militia responded by randomly bombarding populated areas.