Yemen government troops backed by the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen’s warplanes on Sunday pushed deeper into the strategic northern city of Haradh after heavy fighting with the Iran-backed Houthis, a Yemeni army spokesperson told Arab News.
Brig. Gen. Abdu Abdullah Majili said that government troops seized control of parts of Haradh in the northern province of Hajjah after defeating Houthi fighters who sought to fight and obstruct government troops by planting thousands of land mines and traps.
“The national troops liberated some neighborhoods in Haradh and are battling their way into the city’s center,” Majili said.
On Friday, Yemen army troops surrounded Haradh after seizing locations on its surrounding eastern edges under Houthi control, including a strategic military base.
Hours later, government troops sent urgent appeals to the besieged Houthi fighters to lay down their arms or they would attack the city.
