Yemeni troops stop Houthi advances, inflict further casualties

Yemeni army personnel killed eight Houthis on Tuesday during clashes in Taiz. Above, a Yemeni military policeman patrols a street in Taiz in 2018. (AFP)
Updated 22 January 2019
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Yemeni troops stop Houthi advances, inflict further casualties

  • The Yemeni army halted Houthi advances in a strategic district in Taiz
  • The army also liberated an important range of mountains in Saada

DUBAI: Eight Houthis were killed Tuesday during clashes with the Yemeni national forces in Taiz, Saudi Press Agency reported.

The militants were killed while trying to infiltrate sites in Tabab, a strategic route into Taiz, southwestern Yemen, the Yemeni military website 26 September News reported.

But the Houthi’s advance was halted by the army, which killed eight of the militia, the source added.

Al-Shaqb front is the main route to Sabr Al-Mawadem district in Taiz province.

Meanwhile members of the army took control of the route connecting the northern city of Saada with Kitaf and Albuqa districts after heavy clashes with Houthis, SPA reported.

The army took full control of the strategic mountain range in Kitaf and advanced towards Saada, inflicting heavy casualties on the Houthis.

Army units found and destroyed a large cache of weapons, 26 September News added.


Trump: ‘Iran will be hit very hard!’

Updated 43 min 11 sec ago
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Trump: ‘Iran will be hit very hard!’

  • US president says Iran is no longer the ‘Bully of the Middle East’ in his social media post

DORAL, Florida: US President Donald Trump has warned in a social media post that more Iran officials will be targets in war, saying: ‘Today Iran will be hit very hard!’

“Iran, which is being beat to HELL, has apologized and surrendered to its Middle East neighbors, and promised that it will not shoot at them anymore. This promise was only made because of the relentless U.S. and Israeli attack,” Trump also said.

The US leader in his post threatened to expand strikes to include new targets.

“Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time,” Trump posted on his Truth Social account.

Trump also said that Iran is no longer the “Bully of the Middle East” in his post.

President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier apologized for Iran’s attacks on regional countries, insisting that Tehran would halt them and suggesting they were caused by miscommunication in the ranks.

Pezeshkian said its temporary leadership council ‌had approved ‌the ​suspension ‌of ⁠attacks ​against neighboring ⁠countries unless an attack on Iran came ⁠from ‌those countries.