Yemeni army liberates strategic mountain range in southern Saada province from Houthis

Update Yemeni army liberates strategic mountain range in southern Saada province from Houthis
The Yemeni military forces launched an attack on the positions of the Houthi militia in the Al-Malil mountain range. (File/AFP)
Updated 15 January 2019
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Yemeni army liberates strategic mountain range in southern Saada province from Houthis

Yemeni army liberates strategic mountain range in southern Saada province from Houthis
  • The Yemeni military forces launched an attack on the positions of the Houthi militia in the Al-Malil mountain range
  • Several militants were killed and injured during the clashes, while six others - including a commander - were captured

DUBAI: Several Yemeni children were wounded by Houthi militia shelling on a displaced persons camp in Al-Khokha district in Hodeidah.

This happened after Yemeni troops liberated a strategic mountain range in the Kitaf district in southern Saada governorate in northern Yemen, Saudi state-news agency SPA reported.

The Yemeni military forces launched an attack on the positions of the Houthi militia in the Al-Malil mountain range, which resulted in the liberation of the entire mountain range, a statement on the Yemeni Ministry of Defense’s official site September Net read.

Several militants were killed and injured during the clashes, while six others - including a commander - were captured by the Yemeni army.