Coalition: Houthi militias create secret camps east al-Hodeida
English - Tuesday 05 February 2019 الساعة 09:52 am
Aden – NewsYemen.net
A spokesman of the Arab Coalition, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, on Monday, said that 181 members of the Houthi militias were killed in the airstrikes on training sites in al-Mahweet province on 23 Jan.
The Arab warplanes targeted Houthi gunmen and their trainers in Dhamar province as well, al-Maliki added.
The Houthi militias had established camps in the eastern province of al-Hodeida in violation of the Sweden agreement, al-Maliki pointed out.
During the press conference in Riyadh, al-Maliki presented pictures of an Iranian-made Drone aircraft dropped and destroyed by the Saudi air defense in Abha area last week.
Recently, the Arab Warplanes targeted drones' warehouses, including aircraft experts near Sana'a province, he added.
He stressed that the Houthi militia are taking civilians as human shields, pointing out that the Coalition is keen to permanently avoid any civilian casualties during operations.
According to a coalition spokesman, the Coalition granted 448 new permits for ships to enter Yemeni ports.
"We are working to facilitate the entry of ships, but the Houthi militias impede entry and unloading in the ports of Saleef and Ras Issa", he concluded.
