Aden, Dhu-Al-Hijjah 05, 1438 H., August 27, 2017, SPA -- Yemeni army forces have made qualitative progress and imposed control over large parts of Midi after fierce battles with the Houthi militias. According to a military source, the progress was made following a widespread attack by the army today on the positions of coup elements in the city of Midi. The source said in a statement quoted by the September 26 website, an electronic affiliate of the Yemeni armed forces, that the army forces in the region imposes a blockade on the militia coup in the city of Midi for several weeks, cutting all lines of supply from all directions. He pointed out that the army forces imposed their control in today's battles on Al-Khazan and Al-Thuraya neighborhoods adjacent to the city and Al Madina Hospital, in addition to a number of tanks located to the southeast of Medi, while the forces continued carrying out combing the neighborhoods and areas it has taken over. --SPA 18:52 LOCAL TIME 15:52 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w475220