Clashes kill 39 combatants outside Yemen's Hodeida
Nine pro-government troops have been killed in Hodeida Yemen's rebels suffer 30 fatalities in the clashes
Nine pro-government troops have been killed in Hodeida,Yemen's rebels suffer 30 fatalities in the clashes. PHOTO: AFP.
YEMEN:
Heavy clashes killed 39 combatants outside Yemen's rebel-held port city of Hodeida on Thursday, as a Saudi and UAE-backed offensive to retake the key aid hub entered its second day.
Yemen's Huthi rebels suffered 30 fatalities in the clashes, which took place 2 kilometres from Hodeida airport, south of the city, medical sources said.
Nine pro-government troops were killed in the same area, the medics said. Military sources said the deaths were caused by mines and snipers.
A correspondent behind the government lines in Al Duraihimi witnessed ambulances arriving from the front loaded with dead and wounded.
Saudi-led coalition launches attack on Yemen's Hodeidah
Saudi-led coalition warplanes and Apache helicopters provided "continuous" air support to pro-government forces, striking Huthi positions, military sources said.
The Huthis have put up a fierce resistance, however, using snipers to slow the assault, the sources added.
The coalition-backed troops have also been slowed by the need for de-mining operations to advance.
The government side sent significant reinforcements to the front on Thursday, according to military sources.
Heavy clashes killed 39 combatants outside Yemen's rebel-held port city of Hodeida on Thursday, as a Saudi and UAE-backed offensive to retake the key aid hub entered its second day.
Yemen's Huthi rebels suffered 30 fatalities in the clashes, which took place 2 kilometres from Hodeida airport, south of the city, medical sources said.
Nine pro-government troops were killed in the same area, the medics said. Military sources said the deaths were caused by mines and snipers.
A correspondent behind the government lines in Al Duraihimi witnessed ambulances arriving from the front loaded with dead and wounded.
Saudi-led coalition launches attack on Yemen's Hodeidah
Saudi-led coalition warplanes and Apache helicopters provided "continuous" air support to pro-government forces, striking Huthi positions, military sources said.
The Huthis have put up a fierce resistance, however, using snipers to slow the assault, the sources added.
The coalition-backed troops have also been slowed by the need for de-mining operations to advance.
The government side sent significant reinforcements to the front on Thursday, according to military sources.