Iran's arm triggered violent clashes in Hodeidah on Eid

English - Sunday 24 May 2020 الساعة 07:07 pm
aden,newsyemen

Joint forces in the city of Hodeidah foiled an attack by Iranian-backed Houthi militias in Yemen on the morning of Eid al-Fitr, while militias launched heavy artillery shelling on villages and farms in the mountains of Balta.

Military sources on the ground said that Houthi militias launched a large-scale attack on the Kilo 16 area on the morning of Eid.

He countered the attack and was frustrated by the heroes of the joint forces after hours of fierce fighting during which the militias suffered loss of life and equipment.

In addition, the Iranian arm militias launched the heaviest artillery bombardment on residential villages in the mountainous area of the Tahita district south of Hodeidah on the first day of Eid al-Fitr.

According to local sources in The Mountain, Houthi militias shelled residential villages and farms of citizens in the area with 120-caliber mortars and rocket-propelled grenades as their elements opened fire with their 12.7 caliber machine guns and 14.5 caliber caliber and the rate of beka and sniper weapons hysterically since the early hours, depriving citizens of the joy of joy in eid.