Houthi militias have forced residents of al-Sadah village in Hajjah to leave their homes and flee the area, National Army forces said on Wednesday.
In a statement published by the German Press Agency (DPA), the media center for the fifth military region indicated that it documented the displacement of the people after Houthis used them as human shields and forced them to leave their homes at gunpoint.
The statement added that two children from the village were injured after a mortar shell was fired by the Houthis on their home.
For the third day in a row, the army, backed by the Saudi-led Coalition to Support Legitimacy, continued to advance in Hiran Directorate as it purged Durayhimi district, south of Hodeidah, of Houthi elements.
Taiz military axis announced it will continue its joint security and military campaign to track down and arrest wanted militants and outlaws. The army also bombed several Houthi military targets and sites in al-Masloob front, in Jouf, and Serwah front, in Marib.
Al-Amaleqa brigades, backed by the Coalition, stormed the center of Durayhimi directorate, engaging in fierce battles with Houthi militias and cutting off their supply lines.
Military sources confirmed the heavy clashes and army’s control of several sites on the eastern front, indicating that several militants had been killed and injured, including top field commanders.
In a statement, the brigades reiterated that they had captured and killed a large number of Houthi militants. They also arrested senior leader Ibrahim Sharif.
The Arab Coalition raided several Houthi posts in Durayhimi, killing a number of insurgent leaders. Later, the Brigades announced that over 120 Houthis were killed, and another hundred captured.
A military source told Asharq Al-Awsat that the National Army continued to take over new sites in Hiran, including the villages of Al Zain, al-Khawariyah and al-Danan, which is about 4 km from the center of the directorate. The army also took control of a number of villages and farms used as hideouts by the militias.
Backed by the Coalition, the National Army took control of large areas in Hajjah, and reached around 4 kilometers from the city center, while insurgents fled to the desert, leaving behind their belongings and injured comrades.
In a brief statement, the fifth military zone confirmed that National Army forces managed to capture nine Houthi insurgents, one of whom the militias left to bleed in the desert in Hiran and was rescued by the forces. He was sent for treatment to a hospital in Saudi Arabia. In addition, 10 Houthi insurgents were arrested at the end of last month.
On Tuesday, National Army forces shelled several sites in al-Qerda area, killing and injuring dozens of insurgents.
Colonel Abdul Basit al-Bahr, deputy spokesperson for Yemen's army in Taiz, said that the security campaign will continue to track down and arrest outlaws.
Security elements will also remain deployed around the city and in targeted areas.
The security committee of Taiz arrested several suspected outlaws, who were referred to investigation. Those proving their innocence were released, noted Bahr.
The Colonel expressed satisfaction with the army’s strategy, which he said was backed by the people, for the sake of restoring security and stability.
