Houthi forces seize a strategic Yemeni city
Houthi forces seize a strategic Yemeni city
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According to a military source, the Yemeni Houthis forced the government army out of Harad, a major city in the northern province of Hajjah, killing more than 60 troops and injuring 140 more. "During today's battle, the rebels regained the al-Mihsam military base and a range of high mountains from the army," a source told the Xinhua news agency on Saturday. "The rebel snipers murdered around 60 troops who invaded the southern and western neighbourhoods and injured 140 others," he claimed.

According to the source, Saudi-led coalition troops supporting the Yemeni government army unleashed three airstrikes against the Houthi advance, adding that "the army is now out of this vital city" on the Saudi border.  The defeat is a major loss for the Yemeni government army, which had retaken the majority of the city in a furious struggle that started last week.

Yemen has been engulfed in civil conflict since late 2014, when the Iran-backed Houthi militia took control of northern districts and deposed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's Saudi-backed government.

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