Arab coalition raid kills several Houthi leaders in Hodeidah

Arab coalition raid kills several Houthi leaders in Hodeidah
A picture taken on November 16, 2015 shows a Saudi F-15 fighter jet landing at the Khamis Mushayt military airbase, some 880 km from the capital Riyadh, as the Saudi army conducts operations over Yemen. (File photo: AFP)
Updated 03 July 2018
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Arab coalition raid kills several Houthi leaders in Hodeidah

Arab coalition raid kills several Houthi leaders in Hodeidah
  • The air raid targeted the headquarters of the Houthi militia in the district of Zabid, where several field leaders were meeting
  • After the raid, the militia cordoned off the area where a number of vehicles rushed to the scene to transport the wounded to Hodeidah hospitals

DUBAI: Air raids by the Saudi-led Arab coalition killed several Houthi leaders on the west coast of Yemen while the national army and Popular Resistance advanced towards the eastern areas of Hodeidah.

According of the official news site of Yemen’s Ministry of Defense, the air raid targeted the headquarters of the Houthi militia in the district of Zabid, where several field leaders were meeting.

The air strike killed and wounded dozens of Houthis, the report said.

After the raid, the militia cordoned off the area where a number of vehicles rushed to the scene to transport the bodies of the dead and wounded to Hodeidah hospitals, according to eyewitnesses from the area.

Meanwhile, the Yemeni army intensified combing operations in the areas of Tahita, Zubaid and Aldrehami.