The fronts of Al-Jawf governorate east of the Yemeni capital witnessed violent battles between the Yemeni army forces backed by the Arab alliance on the one hand and the Houthi militia on the other hand, concentrated on the Al-Ghayl fronts and the vicinity of the city of Al-Hazm the capital of the governorate, while the Nahham fronts witnessed advances of the Yemeni army with the continued escalation of militias in the western coast .
In the details, local and other military sources in Al-Jawf governorate confirmed the continuation of “hit-and-run” battles between the Yemeni army forces and the Houthi coup militias on the different Al-Jawf fronts, while the Houthi elements and their field commanders continued to be drained by the army on those fronts stretching from Naham to Sanaa, through the Ma'rib massacre all the way to To the fronts of el-Ghil, al-Maslub, al-Hazm, Khub and Shaf in al-Jawf
The sources confirmed that the military forces, backed by the Arab alliance, were able to repel multiple militia attacks on the different Al-Jawf fronts from Saturday evening until yesterday, on various fronts, after significant reinforcements for both sides reached the governorate during the past two days.
The sources pointed out that the areas of "Al-Salamat, Al-Maqloub, Aqaba and Al-Jaroub" witnessed violent battles since Saturday evening between the two sides, while the Houthi militia bombed the city of Al-Hazm with Katyusha rockets and a ballistic missile that fell in the city center, killing and injuring civilians and the army.
The sources pointed out that the Houthi militias pushed large groups to the Al-Jawf fronts during the past two days, taking advantage of climatic conditions and the dust wave that struck Al-Jawf and Marib, which prevented coalition fighters from targeting the Houthi movements, which strengthened their fronts that were almost collapsed, especially in the Ghail Directorate.
According to the sources, the militias used specific weapons to bomb the army’s sites in Al-Ghayl, Aqaba, and the vicinity of Al-Hazm city, in addition to using ballistic missiles, and launched attacks from separate areas on Al-Ghail and Al-Hazm, which resulted in dozens of its members killed and wounded, including prominent field leaders.
On the side of legitimacy, Brigadier General Abdul-Ghani Ali Al-Doss, a corner of armament of the Sixth Military Zone, and Colonel Mohamed Ghobeir, were martyred in recent battles, while the commander of the Al-Jawf Axis and Governor of the province, Major General Amin al-Okimi, escaped an assassination attempt after his convoy was targeted by Katyusha rockets by the militias while inspecting the fronts around the city of Al-Hazm .
According to the sources, Al-Jouf has turned to the most burning fronts of war and the Houthis are mobilizing hundreds of fighters to control it, while the legitimacy pushed with military brigades from Saada and Marib, while the coalition fighters continued to provide air support and launched a series of raids on Houthi sites and movements in Sana'a, Al-Jawf and Marib .
Local sources stated that the Arab coalition fighters launched dozens of air strikes on militia sites in the Al-Ghayil, Al-Matun, Aqaba and Al-Matma districts in Al-Jawf, while the Yemeni army announced on Saturday evening that its forces were able to regain the status of the Al-Ghail district after besieging it and imposed a tight cordon on Houthi elements in it, where they captured Numbers of them.
The Staff of the Sixth Military Zone war, Brigadier Mujahid al-Ghalisi, told a press statement that the army forces in Al-Jouf have shifted from defense to the site of the attack during the past two days, achieving significant gains on the ground.
He pointed out that the militias had moved sleeper cells in the Al-Ghail district from the Al-Ashraf family house led by Khaled bin Laour and Azan Al-Sharif, where they had been dealt with by the army and tribes, which resulted in the deaths of them and a number of their members.
For his part, the Yemeni Minister of Information Muammar Al-Iryani appreciated the role of the Arab coalition in supporting the army and tribes in the liberation battles, securing the province, and thwarting the militias' attempts to regain the liberated areas.
In Nahham, northeast of the capital, Sanaa, the army managed to control new sites, and cut one of the most important supply lines for the Houthis in "Najd al-Ataq," according to field sources, confirming that the army was able to destroy military vehicles belonging to the militia and killed and wounded those on board in southern Nahham .
Coalition fighters also destroyed Houthi sites in the Magzar district of Ma'rib Governorate, and another in the Baqim district of Saada governorate, after being targeted by a series of raids, which led to the destruction of vehicles and the death of and wounded a number of Houthis.
In Hodeidah, Houthi militias continued to target villages in different areas of the western coast in the context of their daily violations of the armistice and ceasefire, and yesterday bombed the Fezah and Jabaliya areas in Al Tahitah with various artillery and medium weapons. According to the sources, the militias bombed six Katyusha rockets towards the Souq al-Halaqa and the Oasis Hotel in the 7th of July residential area, targeting heavy and medium weapons in separate areas of Al Khamis Street in the city of Hodeidah. The sources pointed out that the militias targeted villages and farms in the western city of Al-Duraimi with more than 23 shells, including three artillery shells. In Al-Bayda, militias have indiscriminately bombed residential areas and highways in Al-Zahir District, in response to the death of one of its gunmen with a sniping operation carried out by the local resistance towards the Houthi sites in Jabal Al-Salt. This comes in conjunction with its campaign of kidnappings that affected 40 civilians, including children, in the areas of Sharjan Makirras and Shokan in the silo, after an attack by unknown gunmen last Friday on a Houthi vehicle in the Al Doman area in Shokan that resulted in damage, killing and wounding those on board. In Dhamar, local sources confirmed that the militias kidnapped 10 children from the districts of Jahran and Mayfa 'Anas, as part of their mobilization to compensate for their losses on the battle fronts of Al-Jawf, Sana'a and Al-Dhalea.