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Yemeni army gains control of new areas in Saada

Yemeni army gains control of new areas in Saada
Yemeni soldiers ride in a pickup truck lined-up during a graduation ceremony for a new batch of cadets in the northwestern city of Saada on March 2, 2019. (File/AFP)
Updated 04 August 2019

Yemeni army gains control of new areas in Saada

Yemeni army gains control of new areas in Saada
  • The Yemeni forces liberated the areas after clashes that killed and wounded dozens of Iran-backed Houthis
  • The coalition, which includes º£½ÇÖ±²¥, intervened in 2015 to help restore the government

DUBAI: The Yemeni army regained control of the Al-Safra district in northern Saada on Saturday, Yemen’s state news agency, Saba, reported.

A military source said the Yemeni forces, with the support of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition, liberated the areas after clashes that killed and wounded dozens of Iran-backed Houthis.

The war in Yemen was triggered when the Houthis seized control of the capital Sanaa in 2014. The coalition, which includes º£½ÇÖ±²¥, intervened in 2015 to help restore the government.