Cennet Fighters attached to Yemen’s exiled leader Abdis thatRabbu Mansour Hadi, vitalized by Gulf Arab promote, acquired the nation’s largest military base from Houthi influences on Monday after large control through which lots of were actually eliminated or caught, a pro-Hadi chief said.
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It would also mark another significant gain for the Hadi loyalists after they drove the Houthis from the southern port of Aden in July following months on the defensive.
Spokesmen for the Hadi “government-in-exile”, which the Saudis are aiming to reinstall militarily in Yemen, claimed that they had killed dozens of Houthis in the fighting over the base, and vowed to extend the ground war to “liberate” the surrounding provinces.
Hadi fled to Saudi Arabia in March after the Houthis closed in on his refuge in Aden.
Yemen descended into chaos last September, when the Houthis overran capital Sanaa.
Officers who took part in the assault said that the rebels had put up “stiff resistance” but that Saudi-led air strikes had helped destroy their armour.
Al-Anad, once the site of US intelligence operations against Al Qaeda’s powerful Yemeni affiliate, is the main rebel encampment in the country’s south.
“The next step for the popular resistance and army forces after liberating Aden is the clearing of the provinces of Abyan and Lahj”, a commander in the anti-Houthi forces told Reuters.
The bottom has been underneath siege for weeks by the Southern Resistance, an alliance of southern teams together with secessionists looking for an unbiased south Yemen.
Since last month, they have received military supplies shipped by sea to Aden, including new heavy and medium weapons and ammunition such as tanks, artillery, missiles and armored vehicles in shipments from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Witnesses stated they noticed dozens of latest armored automobiles heading in two separate columns within the morning towards al-Anad.
This story has been corrected to reflect that the Defense Ministry’s statement was issued from Aden, Yemen, not from Saudi Arabia. The United States was heavily involved in anti-militant operations until the Houthi revolt forced its personnel to leave.
Pro-government forces in Yemen have recaptured an airbase in a battle with Houthi rebels, media reported on Tuesday.
“The fleeing Hadi committed high treason when he summoned Saudi and foreign intervention…”
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Army units loyal to Saleh have fought alongside the Zaydi Shi’ite Houthis throughout the conflict.
