Houthi insurgents

Arab Coalition’s fighter jets managed to kill over 20 militants from the Houthi insurgents and other forces loyal to Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh on early Monday during the air raids that targeted the surrounding area of Khalid Bin Al Waleed Camp. They also managed to destroy a number of stores and three armored vehicles. Meanwhile, the Yemeni army managed to achieve notable advance during the clashes witnessed in Moze Directorate.

A Yemeni military source said earlier that forces of the Yemeni National Army launched an attack on various weapons positions on the concentration of militias on the western sides of the camp Khalid bin Waleed, and the crossing of Mokha city from the southern area, as they killed 10 militants of the insurgent.

Fierce clashes continued Wednesday night between Yemeni military forces on one hand and Houthi militias and other forces loyal to Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh on several fronts in the province of Taiz. The clashes coincided with continued air raids on positions, reinforcements and targets of the insurgents.

The Yemeni army managed to foil an infiltration attempt by militias into the Siraatin area on the Salo front, south of Taiz Directorate, where fierce battles took place, during which the militias suffered heavy casualties and material damage. There were also fierce battles between Yemeni forces loyal to the legitimate government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi and the insurgents in the surrounding areas of Khalid bin Walid camp.

The army’s artillery shelled positions belonging to the Houthi and Saleh militias west of the Sarawah district of Marib. Sources said that the national army used heavy artillery, last night, to bombard the strongholds of Houthi militias in the western area of Sarawah, leading to the burning of military equipment. In turn, the Arab Alliance aircraft targeted the positions and reinforcements of the militias in the vicinity of the Risan Bridge and the Mukha Crossing, causing heavy casualties among the insurgents.

On the political side, In Aden, Governor of Aden Abdul Aziz al-Muflehi said that he supports the idea of a federal state, calling for a culture of peace and rejection of hatred. He stressed that there is no place for racism in Aden, adding, during a press conference held in Aden yesterday, "We are with a multi-regional federal state, regardless of the number of regions to be agreed, whether it was agreed on six provinces, or three, or two regions.”

He stressed that he will work to restore the dignity of the people of Aden, expressing his appreciation to the people who aspire to support him during the coming period. He revealed that he has ambitious plan to achieve inclusive development inside the Yemeni province. He called the citizens living in the governorate to exert their efforts to return the province to its leading position.