Aden, Rabi'II 27, 1438, January 25, 2017, SPA -- Yemeni army today announced it has controlled new areas in Al-Makha, west of the country. Colonel Mansour Al-Hassani, spokesman of Taiz command, said that his forces have controlled Al-Mahjar region, in the east of Al-Makha city. In a press release, he said the army has confiscated large quantities of diversified weapons and ammunition, noting that they are cordoning the city from different directions and is making ready to comb and purify it from the mines, grenades and booby-trapped hostile items intensively implanted inside. --SPA 22:08 LOCAL TIME 19:08 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w319849