The Houthi militia is desperate to lift the siege on its members in Haradh
English - Tuesday 08 February 2022 الساعة 04:35 pmThe Houthi militia, the Iranian arm in Yemen, failed to lift the siege on its members in Haradh, Hajjah Governorate, northwest of the country.
A field military source told NewsYemen that the Houthi militia launched seven attacks during the past hours, in an attempt to break the siege on its elements, in the Al-Hayjah Mountains and Al-Hassain, east of the city of Haradh.
He added that the government forces repelled a major attack launched by the Houthi militia, on Monday evening, from their positions in the "Bani Hassan" area, and inflicted heavy casualties on them.
He pointed out that the Houthi militia pushed large numbers of gunmen and vehicles to launch continuous attacks, under heavy cover of fire, but the army forces confronted them.
This comes as the confrontations continue in parts of the city of Haradh, in which the Houthi militia are holed up.
On Monday, the Houthi militia fired four ballistic missiles at Haradh and the Ahem Triangle in Hajjah Governorate.
A military field source said that one of the missiles landed in the southern part of the city, while two missiles landed in its vicinity, in addition to a third missile that landed in the Ahem Triangle, which is controlled by government forces.
The source did not mention any civilian or military casualties.
On Monday, the Arab coalition reported that the Houthi militia fired four missiles from Hodeidah and Sanaa International Airport.