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Coalition Strikes Thwart Houthi Militia Infiltration into Yemen’s Khokha

Coalition Strikes Thwart Houthi Militia Infiltration into Yemen’s Khokha

Sunday, 7 January, 2018 - 08:45
Houthi militants man a checkpoint at the southern entrance to the city of Sanaa November 15, 2014. (Reuters)

Arab Coalition jets thwarted on Sunday Iran-backed Houthi militias from infiltrating the Yemeni coastal city of al-Khokha.


A Yemeni military source said that Coalition jets had targeted Houthi gatherings east of the city as they tried to enter it, leaving several casualties among their ranks.


In a separate incident, a number of Houthis were killed and others injured in airstrikes against their gatherings in the al-Bayda province.


A field source said that Coalition jets carried outs several strikes against the militias in the al-Arif area.


Yemeni military forces meanwhile thwarted a Houthi infiltration attempt near the presidential palace east of the city of Taiz.


A military source said that fierce clashes erupted between the two sides in which the military managed to repel the militia advance.


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