Aden, Dhu-AlHijjah 22, 1439, September 02, 2018, SPA -- The Yemeni army has recaptured new zones from the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Mawiya directorate, south eastern Taiz governorate, in central Yemen. A military source confirmed to the state-run Yemeni news agency that units of the Yemeni army launched a staunch attack against sites controlled by the Houthi militias southern Mawiya directorate and liberated Al-Mahana and Al-Kharaba zones, noting that the battles resulted in the killing and injuring of many militia elements while the remaining managed to fly away. --SPA 21:51 LOCAL TIME 18:51 GMT 0029 www.spa.gov.sa/w743000