Houthi militants stand guard during a rally in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. (File Photo: Hani Mohammed/AP) Updated 01 August 2018 Arab News August 01, 2018 08:22 445 A military source revealed that the liberation took place in the early hours of Wednesday morning 17 militants were killed and a number of military equipment was destroyed DUBAI: Yemen’s army, backed by the Arab coalition, liberated strategic positions in Nahm province on Wednesday, east of Sanaa, amid major clashes with the Houthi militia, Saudi state-news channel Al-Ekhbariya reported. In a statement issued by the Yemeni Armed Forces media center, a military source revealed that the liberation took place in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with 17 militants killed and a number of military equipment destroyed.