Al-Houthi militia cuts off supply lines .. Details of fierce battles on the Marib fronts
English - Sunday 16 August 2020 الساعة 09:35 am
Marib, NewsYemen, Marib Al-Taweel:
A tribal source in the Ma'rib governorate reported to NewsYemen, that fierce battles broke out between tribal forces and the army, and the Houthi militia, the Iranian arm in Yemen, after the militia took control of the Al-Makhdara front.
According to the source, the army and tribes forces were able to retake some sites, indicating that the Houthi militia was able to reach the Al-Alam area, which is close to the Nakhla suburbs, through "Al-Makhdara".
He explained that the Houthi militia managed to control the flag and go to the desert, and cut the line after it advanced at the Hilan Junction, and almost reached Camp Kaalan, but the sons of Al-Jadaan quickly regained their positions.
Whereas, militia members infiltrated from the Hailan front and the al-Kasara point and completely cut the asphalt line leading to al-Jada and al-Jawf, and it is still cut off, and the desert remained the only way for citizens until Saturday.
By completing the control of the flag, the road is clear for Iran's arm to the Al-Abr region.
On the outskirts of the Al-Madkara front, about thirty Houthi militia members were killed in clashes that erupted on Saturday.
A military source said", that violent confrontations broke out between the two sides in Qarn Al-Safahiya in Al-Makhdara, which is what remains under the control of the army in the Al-Makhdara front, leaving dozens dead and wounded, the bodies of thirteen of them are still lying at the sites of the clashes, while 7 tribesmen were killed.
On the other hand, another source told "NewsYemen", that the National Army had shot down a drone belonging to the Houthi militia in Mount Helan, without mentioning other information.
Tribal gunmen also shot down a drone belonging to the Houthi militia in the Al-Arq area between Al-Bayda and Marib governorates.
Tribal sources told Newsyemen that gunmen from the Murad tribe managed to shoot down a Houthi drone in the Al-Erq area near Al-Musharif, located between Marib and Al-Bayda governorates.
It is noteworthy that the Houthi militia recently introduced the Al-Arak front to attack the Qaiyfa tribes in Radaa in Al-Bayda governorate.
