Killing and capture 4 Houthi in maritime military operation between Hajjah and Hodeidah

English - Thursday 02 April 2020 الساعة 04:01 pm
Hodeidah, Newsyemen:


A Houthi leader was killed, along with 2 Iranian-backed militia elements, on Wednesday in a successful military operation by army naval forces deep in areas of Houthi militias located northwest of Hodeidah Governorate.


 A military source said that the forces from the marine formation of the Fifth Military Region carried out a successful operation near the Hamar Island of Al-Lahia Directorate after monitoring boats belonging to the Houthi militia.



It said that the members of the executing force were able to seize one of the boats and kill three Houthi gunmen on board and captured another element and seized medium and light weapons.



The dead were: the leader Abu Aqil (Sanaa), Abdulrahman Abdullah Maruf and Abdullah al-Ahdal (al-Hodeidah).