Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi held a meeting, on Thursday, a meeting of meeting of the National Defense Council (NDC) in Riyadh, in the presence of his deputy, Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar, and Prime Minister Ahmed Ben Dagher. According to Saba agency, Hadi stressed the strengthening of the national army's capabilities to achieve victories over the coup forces.
He stressed the importance of good performance and full commitment to work in accordance with the requirements of military discipline to establish security and public tranquility. The Council has taken a number of important and urgent decisions relating to the political and field situation. They reviewed the developments in the port of Hodeidah and plan to release it from the control of militias in the near future.
Meanwhile, military sources, in the northern Yemeni province of Marib, said on Thursday that eight soldiers of the government forces, including a senior officer were killed and about 20 others were injured by Houthis' shelling targeted a military site in Sarawah, west of Marib.
The sources added that among the dead were the commander of the 3rd battalion in the 81nd brigade, Colonel Abdullah Al-Rashidi, and three soldiers from his companions, in addition to 4 soldiers of the brigade, noting that a number of wounded were severely injured.
The sources said that Houthis militants and forces loyal to the ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh targeted the military post by Katyusha rocket, early today.
In Baidah province, the national army and resistance forces achieved, on Thursday, significant progress at Zaher directorate.
Informed sources added that the military and the resistance launched a surprise attack on the positions of Houthis at 3 am, indicating that they were able to control the sites where Houthis were based to bomb the homes of citizens.
In Ould Rabi district, three Houthis were killed in an attack by the resistance on positions in which Houthis are located in Jafjaf area, in the directorate.
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