The Yemeni army estimated that some 150 Iranian experts were currently present in the capital Sanaa where they are tasked with bolstering the Houthi militias’ military capabilities in wake of their field losses on all battlefronts.
Yemeni army spokesman Abdo Majali told Asharq Al-Awsat that confessions from prisoners detained on the battlefield revealed that some 110 Iranian experts were in Sanaa and 40 others were in al-Hodeidah.
They have entered Yemen through illegal means, he said. The Houthis exploited the revolution and illegally granted them access to Saada. Others came to Yemen when the militias were in control of Sanaa international airport.
At the time, there were a total of some 14 daily flights from Tehran, he stated.
Currently, these experts are working on training the militias and developing all sorts of weapons to allow them to withstand the assault on Hodeidah and Saada, added Majali.
This development comes amid the military’s liberation of Jabal Houran and several regions in al-Bayda, he continued. The forces are now advancing on the eastern region of the Ktaf directorate.
The Houthis’ collapse on several fronts prompted the army to send major reinforcements to Saada and al-Bayda in order to further weaken the militias and tighten their grip on liberated regions.
He credited the support of Arab coalition jets for the military’s success on the ground and in weakening the resolve of the Houthis, some of whom have deserted their posts on the main battlefronts.
Majali noted that the militias’ firing of ballistic missiles towards Saudi Arabia has led to a drop in their support in Yemen.
Furthermore, he revealed that during the military’s advance, it seized several Iranian-made weapons that were smuggled into Yemen.
