The Houthi militia is escalating militarily on the Hodeidah fronts

English - Sunday 29 March 2020 الساعة 09:21 am
Hodeidah / Mocha, Newsyemen, private


Houthi militias, raised levels of military escalation on the fronts of the city and governorate of Al-Hodeidah, on Saturday evening and Saturday night / Sunday, and the joint forces engaged in heavy fighting with the militias and put down their fire sources.



Houthi militias have intensified targeting the liberated residential neighborhoods of Sanaa Street in Al Hodeida city, and the joint forces have responded to and put down the fire sources. A military source said that the joint forces responded with the appropriate weapon to the sources of the fire, achieving direct hits on the militia's sites, and they were able to put them out.


 Militias shelled with artillery shells the district of Mandhar Al-Shaab in the Hawk district, south of Hodeidah. Local sources reported that the Houthi militia fired three artillery shells in the middle of the street in Mandhar district, and caused terror and panic among the residents of the neighborhood.



The Newsyemen correspondent stated that the Houthi militia has violated the international truce by targeting the locations of the joint forces in the Al-Durahami front. He said that the militias targeted the joint forces positions with 12.7 and 14.5 caliber RBGs in an attempt to start a comprehensive attack. He explained that the joint forces silenced the Houthi fire sources and that their strikes had achieved direct results at the enemy's positions.


 In the context, Hodeidah fronts witnessed clashes in several directions during the last Houthi escalation. A military source stated that the Houthi militia launched a bombing with machine guns and artillery shells towards sites of the joint forces in the sectors of the cities of Al-Hodeidah, Al-Durhami, Al-Tuhita, Hays, and the areas of Al-Jah, Al-Faza and Al-Jabaliya, indicating that the bombing targeted civilian targets.



The source confirmed that the joint forces responded to the fire sources, achieving direct hits on the militia sites and incurring human losses.


 The joint forces shot down the Houthi drone in the sky of the Al-Durahimi Directorate, and it is the fourth of its kind for the Houthi militia that was shot down in the sky of the Al-Durahimi Directorate by the joint forces during the 8 days of the matter.


 The Houthi escalation coincided with rocket attacks on Saudi Arabia and following similar attacks on Marib.



Special reports reported by Newsyemen on Thursday warned of Houthi moves for sudden escalation on various fronts, including the implementation of missile and qualitative attacks based on relaxation and the atmosphere of welcoming international calls for a cease-fire.