A source in the Yemeni Defense Ministry said that President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi ordered the suspension of the Director of the Department of Moral Guidance, Major General Mohsen Khasrof about his work and referral to the investigation.
The same source said that the action came after days of criticisms Khasharov of the Saudi-UAE alliance because of the slow support for the Yemeni army and prevent it from resolving the fighting.
The source added that the arrest of Khasrov was the result of what he said was his violation of professional controls and regulations and military laws.
In an interview with Yemeni state television, Khasrov said the coalition did not provide the Yemeni army with heavy weapons and that the army was fighting with light and medium weapons.
He added that the coalition supports its aircraft and artillery the Yemeni army, which made the army dependent on the alliance.
On the other hand, an officer in the Yemeni National Army was killed with the rank of colonel and two soldiers, and five soldiers were wounded in violent confrontations with the Houthis in the Directorate of Qutba in Dalia governorate in southern Yemen.
Military sources said that the army has regained control of the hill of the tiles and parts of Hbayl al-Hajuf of the area of Qafla, which oversees the asphalt line linking the provinces of Ibb and Dali. It was not known if there were any casualties among the Houthis.