Yemen: Houthis Accused of Planting Mines in Northern Hodeidah

  • 12/22/2018
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The legitimate Yemeni forces accused the Iran-backed Houthi militias of planting mines at the entrance of villages in the northern Hodeidah province. The national army reported witnesses as saying that the militias planted the mines at the al-Kadan intersection in the al-Doha district villages. The Houthi actions are in violation of the truce agreement reached with the legitimate government in Sweden last week. Moreover, the army accused the militias of shelling military positions in Hodeidah, leaving casualties among the forces. The army’s Amaleeqa Brigades announced that four of its forces were killed and 16 injured in Houthi attacks in Hodeidah city. The Brigades have meanwhile, respected the truce. “This commitment to the ceasefire will not last if the United Nations does not put a stop to ongoing Houthi violations,” warned the Brigades. Field and medical sources said that six civilians have been wounded in the militia attacks in Hodeidah since Thursday. The truce went into effect on Tuesday. The sources revealed that the Houthis had opened fire at a wedding convoy in Hays in southern Hodeidah, wounding several people. They also attacked a man and his wife, who were riding on a motorcycle in al-Jah region in the South. The women has incurred severe burns. Local forces in Hodeidah city said that the militias had deployed Thursday three tanks in the Zayed and Sanaa streets. The UN-brokered agreement in Sweden calls for a ceasefire in Hodeidah and withdrawal of legitimate forces and Houthis from the province. On Friday, the Security Council approved a resolution that calls for the deployment of a UN team that would oversee the implementation of the truce.

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