The militia committed 217 violations of the UN armistice, south of Hodeidah

English - Sunday 14 February 2021 الساعة 11:17 am
Al-Hodeidah, NewsYemen:

The joint forces monitored that the Houthi militia, Iran's arm in Yemen, committed 217 violations of the UN armistice south of Hodeidah, during the past hours.

A military source in the joint forces stated that the Houthi’s 217 violations included hostile operations against civilian objects and attempts to escalate in several axes in Hodeidah.

The source added that the militias launched artillery and missile strikes on neighborhoods, residential villages, and farms in the areas of Al-Hawak, Al-Durayhimi, Hays, Al-Tuhayat, Al-Haima, Al-Jubaila and Al-Hodeidah.

Among the violations, the Al-Qasimi Mosque in the Mashhad residential neighborhood was destroyed, following the Houthi bombing of Katyusha rockets, and 11 Houthi reconnaissance aircraft flew over the directorates of Hays and Al-Tuhayta, according to the same source.

The source pointed out that the joint forces in Hays broke a crawl carried out by the Houthi militia from the south and northeast, and the militias suffered losses among their members.

In Al-Durayhimi, the joint forces managed to quell Houthi movements east of the district, in conjunction with destroying militia weapons targeting residential villages, according to the source.

The source confirmed that three militia gunmen were killed and others wounded while trying to infiltrate the joint forces' positions east of Al-Tuhayta city center.