The Yemeni joint forces in al-Dhali province foiled an attack by the Iranian-backed Houthi coup militia towards Hajar area, the second in less than two days, while the military operations of the Yemeni army continued on the fronts of Saada, Hajjah and al-Bayda, as violations, breaches and military escalation continued on the west coast fronts of Yemen. Meanwhile, a Houthi-“Brotherhood” coordination targeting the resistance was uncovered in Taiz.
Military sources in al-Dhali 'security forces confirmed that the belt, joint forces and southern resistance forces managed to thwart a large-scale attack by the Iranian-backed Houthi coup militia towards their positions in the northwest of al-Dhali', pointing out that the attack was heavily prepared by the militias. Mount it towards those areas in less than two days.
The sources pointed out that the joint forces managed to thwart the attack after monitoring the movement of Houthi elements and their mechanisms towards the areas of Al-Ribi, Punch Dokki, Habeel Al-Daba, Habeel Al-Sha'ri and Al-Sharifa, in Hajar Front northwest of Al-Dhalea, and incurred heavy losses in equipment and lives.
The militias launched two attacks yesterday towards these areas, with the aim of achieving a breakthrough leading them to the northwest of the Dali, but failed to achieve their objectives as a result of the steadfastness of the joint forces supported by the Arab Alliance.
Also, yesterday, clashes between the joint forces and the militias in the Mashareh Front were renewed after the militias attempted to infiltrate into the joint positions in the areas of Hamrat, overlooking the village, and suffered heavy losses in equipment and lives.
In Taiz, informed sources revealed that a meeting was held the day before yesterday between leaders of the Islah Party, the Muslim Brotherhood's wing in Yemen, and the Houthi militias in Al-Masbah area in Taiz governorate to coordinate positions against the forces of the 35th Armored Brigade, Mutlaq Al-Sharara. Resistance against Houthi militias in Taiz since 2015.
The sources pointed out that the meeting was held at the house of the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood militia, Abdo Salem, in the pool area, and attended by the famous Houthi field commander in Taiz, Qanaf Sufi, stressing that the meeting discussed the ongoing arrangements between the two sides to launch attacks on the positions of the brigade 35 armored forces, in South and southwest of Taiz.
The sources pointed out that the Houthi delegation arrived in the pool area through a sparse under the protection of elements of «reform», while residents of the city of bitterness cut off the roads of the eastern and western city, while those sources expected to witness fierce battles between the «Brotherhood» militias and the Houthis on the one hand On the one hand, the brigade's forces may be the decisive point for the liberation of the city of Taiz, if the people of the city stand with the brigade forces, supported by the coalition, to get rid of the Houthis and terrorist gangs.
In al-Hudaydah, on the west coast of Yemen, the directorates of al-Tahita, Hayes and al-Duraimi witnessed a large military escalation by the militias, which targeted joint sites and residential neighborhoods with various types of weapons, as they continued to violate the UN truce and ceasefire in al-Hudaydah. The militias have intensified their military movements and sent more reinforcements and crowds to the city of Hodeidah and other areas on the west coast, according to local sources, stressing that the militias turned most of the mosques of the city of Hodeidah into military barracks and headquarters for its elements coming from the areas of control in Amran, Sa'ada, Hajjah, Mahwit, Rima and Dhamar.
In Hajja, Yemeni army artillery bombed militia positions in newly liberated east of Hiran as it sought to open new fronts in Hiran to ease pressure on its forces in the city of Haradh, according to military sources in the fifth district. The sources confirmed the damage of a military mechanism for militias in Haradh, which was bombing the positions of advanced forces towards the city from the south and west.
In al-Bayda, local resistance, backed by units of the joint forces, foiled an attack by militias towards their positions in the front of Qania, and suffered heavy losses, according to field sources, confirming the deaths and injuries among the Houthis who tried to infiltrate their positions in Qania, while the rest fled towards their former positions .
In Sa'ada, the army continued to bombard and target militia positions on the Razih border fronts, and was able to expand its military operations in the vicinity of Al-Qud area in order to open new fronts in the strategic directorate, to cut off the supply routes to the militias towards Al-Safra and Qataber districts.
For their part, the coalition fighter jets launched a series of raids, targeting militia positions in the border directorate of Shada, as well as targeted weapons stores for militias in the Directorate of al-Zaher, which led to the destruction and fire, and flew projectiles and missiles from them.