DUBAI: The Yemeni army has taken control of new positions from the Iran-backed Houthi militia, north of Al-Jawf governorate in northeastern Yemen, Saudi state-news channel Al-Ekhbariya reported. A military source said that the army liberated a number of sites in the mountains of Dahra, Jabal Al-Mahwar, and Al-Khor and Sih, in the Directorate of Bart Al-Anan. The source added, in a statement posted by the Yemeni Ministry of Defense’s website “September 26”, that the Arab Coalition’s Apache helicopters actively participated in the support of the army in the clashes and aided in bombing militia positions. The source said that the Yemeni army forces are currently carrying out a siege on the militia in the “Tibat Al-Ism” camp.