Aden, 17 Shawwal,1439 AH, 01 July,2018 , SPA -- The Yemeni army announced that its forces have captured Houthi leader, Waddah Ahmed Hussein Dahman, in Hajjah Governorate, while advancing in the valley of Hiran, north of the Governorate. A statement of the fifth military region said that the captive Houthi leader is the director of the office of the prominent Houthi leader Ahmed Al-Madoumi, who is responsible of Kahlan Afar in the Governorate. On the other hand, the army regained military vehicles and large quantities of weapons of different types and sizes in the battles against the Houthi militias backed by Iran in the front of Midi Hiran. The Yemeni National Army forces, backed by Arab coalition forces, are engaged in fierce battles with the Houthi militias in the Midi Hiran front, as the army advances on the coastal strip and deep in Hiran valley. -- SPA 11:53 LOCAL TIME 08:53 GMT 0005 www.spa.gov.sa/w710505