Aden, Dhu-Al-Hijjah 01, 1438 H., August 23, 2017, SPA -- To mark the first anniversary of the successful battle of partial-lifting of siege of Taiz, central Yemen, Major General Staff Khalid Fadhel, commander of Taiz military brigade, described the historical event as crucial and decisive in determining the course of fighting. In remarks to September net website of the Yemeni defense ministry, Fadhel said that breaking the siege remains the most important achievement the national army and popular resistance have reached since the eruption of the war to dismantle the Houthi grip on Sanaa and other urban places in the country. Now you can see residents of the once completely besieged city going out and coming in through Al-Dhabab line, he was quoted as saying. --SPA 18:20 LOCAL TIME 15:20 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w472339