Yemen..Houthi weapons destroyed by coalition raids in 5 governorates

Arab coalition fighters destroyed two Houthi combat vehicles in the Salim area of ​​Asilan district in Shabwa governorate, leaving dead and wounded Houthis, and bombed the headquarters of the 19th Infantry Brigade, which is under the control of the militias in the Olaya district of Baihan Shabwa district, and destroyed a number of Houthi combat mechanisms, leaving dead and wounded in rows of its elements.

The coalition fighters also targeted a Houthi missile launcher in "Aqaba Markha", which was used in the bombing of Ataq International Airport earlier yesterday evening, with two ballistic missiles, without causing any injuries among the forces that received the airport.

Sources in those forces confirmed that they had all the precautions and precautions to avoid any losses as a result of Houthi attacks, noting that the attack on Ataq Airport did not result in any casualties among the forces that were stationed there.

The people of Shabwa greatly welcomed the arrival of the vanguard forces participating in the expected military operation to restore the districts under the control of the militias, which were handed over to them by the previous governorate authority last September.

For its part, the Houthi militia continued to send its combat reinforcements towards Shabwa, and developed sites in the areas of Aked Al-Safra, Al-Alam, and Al-Saleem in the southeastern side of the Asilan district. Which the Yemeni forces are seeking to restore.

Shabwa is witnessing a state of extensive preparations, with the participation of the governorate’s tribes and a number of Yemeni combat brigades, in coordination with the Arab coalition, to carry out a military operation against the Houthi militias in the Usaylan, Bayhan and Ain districts, and to cut off its supply to the fronts south of Marib.

On the southern and western fronts of Ma'rib, fierce battles continued between the two sides, during which Houthi attacks were repelled and infiltration attempts by their elements were thwarted in separate areas of Al-Juba and Serwah districts.

Field sources stated that the Houthis incurred heavy losses on the fronts of the eastern Balqa region, and Wadi Dhanna in the south, while attempts to infiltrate their elements were thwarted on the al-Kasara front in the west, where groups that tried to infiltrate the army and tribes sites in the region were eliminated.

The air defenses of the army and tribes managed to shoot down a booby-trapped drone launched by the militias towards the al-Kasara front, while artillery targeted Houthi sites at the Hailan junction, destroying combat mechanisms and leaving Houthis dead and wounded.

The coalition fighters continued to target Houthi sites and mechanisms in the vicinity of Marib, during the past hours, during which a meeting of Houthi leaders comprising foreign experts was targeted in Umm Rish camp in al-Juba, a number of whom were killed or wounded.

The coalition fighters also bombed and destroyed an air defense system for the militias in the Harib district, and targeted a Houthi combat convoy east of Al-Balaq, and targeted Houthi movements in separate areas, leaving Houthi fighters dead and wounded.

In Al-Jawf, the coalition fighters destroyed Houthi combat vehicles that were among the reinforcements on their way to the contact areas in the Khub Wal Sha’af district.

On the other hand, 20 civilians, including children and women, were killed and injured when a Houthi landmine exploded in a car they were riding on the highway linking Al-Jawf and Ma'rib.

In the capital, Sana’a, coalition warplanes destroyed a Houthi weapons store in Al-Sawad camp, south of the capital, after targeting it with focused and precise air strikes.

The Arab coalition confirmed that it had monitored hostile activity by the Houthi militia in the city of Sanaa, and demanded that they stop the hostile activity immediately and evacuate the camps in Sanaa.

In a statement yesterday evening, he threatened to launch intensive bombing operations in accordance with international humanitarian law in case of non-compliance.

Meanwhile, the militias continued to transfer weapons to civilian areas in the capital, according to eyewitnesses, confirming that the Houthis were seen transporting weapons on civilian vehicles to residential areas in Al-Jarf, north of the capital, towards Al-Rawda area, Bani Hashish, and the television station, which are their concentration areas in the main city of Sanaa. .

She pointed out that these weapons were stored in underground warehouses that were recently established and located under buildings under construction, and that the transfer process that took place from the missile brigades in Attan, Al-Nahdin and Al-Sawad, was carried out under the supervision of Houthi leaders from the first row, and foreign experts, moving on top of ambulances for fear. of targeting them.

The militias restricted the movements of their leaders in the capital, Sanaa, and surrounding areas of the city, including Mahdi al-Mashat, head of the so-called Supreme Political Council, for fear that he would meet the fate of his predecessor, Saleh al-Samad.

In Taiz, coalition warplanes demolished two Houthi sites in the Makbanah district, west of the governorate, leaving the Houthis dead and wounded, and destroying a number of combat mechanisms that were in the two targeted sites.

In Al-Bayda, the joint and southern forces launched a surprise attack on a Houthi site on the Thira front in the Mukayras district, leaving dead and wounded among the militias, according to field sources, stressing that the bombing was focused and accurate and targeted the highest obstacle in the city, where the Houthis’ specific weapons were stationed, which led to the destruction of a number of them. .

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