The Yemeni army is advancing on the Al-Bayda, Al-Jawf and Marib fronts
The “Coalition” thwarts the hostile acts of the Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia
Members of the Yemeni army during confrontations with the Houthi militia in Taiz.
AFP (archive)
The Arab Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced, at dawn yesterday, the destruction of two booby-trapped boats, and the interception and destruction of a “booby-trapped” drone, launched by the Houthi militia towards the Khamis Mushait area of Saudi Arabia, while the military operation “The Piercing Dawn” continued in Al-Bayda Governorate, with advances by the army. Yemeni tribes and tribes are heading towards Hazm al-Jawf, and the fighting continues on the Ma’rib fronts. The Houthi militias have continued their violations on the western coast.
In detail, the Arab Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced yesterday the destruction of two boats during the process of booby-trapping them in the city of Al-Salib in Hodeidah, by the Houthi militia, which was preparing them to threaten international navigation in the Red Sea.
The coalition also announced the interception and destruction of a "booby-trapped" drone, launched by the militias towards the Khamis Mushait area in Saudi Arabia, noting that the imminent hostile action in Yemeni airspace was thwarted, the second in less than 24 hours.
The coalition explained that the Houthi militias deliberately target civilians and civilian objects, stressing that operational measures are taken to protect civilians.
On Friday evening, the coalition announced the interception and destruction of a hostile air target launched by the Houthi militia towards Saudi territory.
This coincides with the ability of the Yemeni army and tribes to intercept and destroy a "booby-trapped" drone launched by the Houthi militia towards their positions on the Serwah fronts, west of Ma'rib Governorate.
On the ground, the local resistance and the joint Yemeni forces continued their advance on the Al-Bayda fronts across four fronts, as part of the military operation "The Piercing Star" announced on Friday to liberate Al-Bayda Governorate.
Field sources confirmed the full control of the Dhi Madahi area in the Hazmieh area in the Soma’a district, after taking control of the security and central administration in the area.
The sources pointed out that seven sites were secured, including the Arqoub Uqla Bani Amer area, with continued progress on the international road linking the Mukayras district and the city of Al-Bayda, where the Yemeni forces reached the outskirts of the strategic Al-Awain Junction area, and imposed a siege on a Houthi site in the area.
The sources confirmed the destruction of two combat vehicles, and the downing of a Houthi drone launched by the militias towards the resistance and joint sites in the area.
In the Thara front, in the Mukayras district, located between Al-Bayda and Abyan governorate, the joint forces managed to destroy a Houthi weapons store after targeting it with artillery. On the Al Humiqan front, in the Al-Zaher district, confrontations resumed between the local resistance and the Houthi militias in the Al-Habj front, in conjunction with the operations of the joint forces and the resistance in the Soma and Mukairas, where Houthi fortifications and combat mechanisms were destroyed, and a number of their combat elements were killed in the area. There are four fronts in Al-Bayda governorate: the Hazmieh front in the Al-Somaa district, the Al Humiqan front in the Al-Zaher district, the Tayyab front in the Dhi Naem district, and the Thara front in the Mukayras district. In Al-Jawf, the army and tribes forces continued their advance towards the city of Al-Hazm, the capital of the province, amid the retreat and retreat of militia members, which incurred heavy losses due to the strikes of the army and the fighters of the Arab coalition.
Field sources stated that the army and tribes forces launched a sudden attack on the Houthi militia in the vicinity of Al-Hazm city, and made wide progress towards the city, noting that fierce battles are taking place on the fronts of Al-Nadod, Jadafar, east of Bir Al-Maraziq, and various fronts located east of Al-Hazm.
On the Khanjar front, the army and tribes forces managed to thwart an infiltration attempt and the Houthis advanced towards the western gate of the Khanjar, inflicting heavy losses on them.
In Marib, battles continued on the fronts west and northwest of the governorate, during which the army and tribes forces managed to thwart a massive militia attack on the al-Kasara area, which incurred 24 deaths and dozens of injuries.
According to field sources, the fighting continued on the fronts of Hailan, Al-Mashjah and Al-Kasara in the Serwah district, in conjunction with a series of air raids by the coalition fighters targeting Houthi sites and mechanisms, killing and wounding dozens of Houthi elements, including prominent field leaders.
On the eastern front of the district, the Al-Zour, Dhanna, and Al-Balaq fronts witnessed fierce battles between the two sides, accompanied by raids by coalition fighters targeting Houthi reinforcements.
In Hodeidah, the Houthi militia continued its violations of the UN truce, and bombed villages and farms in separate areas of the western coast, as it launched an attack and artillery bombardment on several farms in the Al-Tuhayta district, which led to the destruction of crops and the destruction of irrigation channels in them.
• The militias continue to violate the UN armistice, and bomb villages and farms on the western coast.
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