Houthis escalation undermines Patrick's efforts in al-Hodeida city

English - Tuesday 05 February 2019 الساعة 02:56 pm
Al-Hodeida/Mocha – NewsYemen.net

The Houthi militias on Monday bombed residential areas and sites of the Joint Resistance Forces east al-Hodeida city with shells and machine guns.

The Houthi militias tried to sneak into sites of the Joint Resistance Forces after the UN Security Council statement.

The Houthi escalation came hours after the end of the meeting of the second day of the Redeployment Coordination Committee headed by the General Patrick aboard an international ship off the port of al-Hodeida, west Yemen.

The UN Security Council on Monday issued a statement calling for the withdrawal of troops from the ports of al-Hodeida city without for further delay.