YEMENI GOV’T ARMY ADVANCE INTO HOUTHI STRONGHOLD SADAA

Middle East World

Wed 16 February 2022:

Forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government on Wednesday announced military gains in the country’s northern province of Saada, the main stronghold of the Houthi militia.

According to a brief press statement released by the state-run Saba news agency, the Yemeni army forces succeeded in recapturing a number of key sites from the Houthi militia in As Safra district in the northeastern parts of Saada province.

It said that the pro-government army forces carried out a large-scale military operation against the Houthis stationed in As Safra district.

Several Houthi fighters were either killed or injured as a result of the confrontations with the army troops in Saada’s military operation, it added.

The recent military progress achieved by the government’s army backed by Saudi Arabia opens a new frontline between the Yemeni warring sides in the poorest Arab country.

On Tuesday, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said that he is developing a framework that will set out the plan to move toward an inclusive political settlement, including the establishment of a multi-track process.

Saada is a main stronghold of the Iran-backed Houthi militia who have been fighting the Yemeni government forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition for years.

Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Houthi militia seized control of several northern provinces and forced the internationally recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi out of the capital Sanaa. 

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