Yemeni Army, Saudi-led Coalition Clench Control of Hodeidah Airport

Published June 19th, 2018 - 09:39 GMT
Pro-government forces gather near the airport in Hodeidah, western Yemen, June 15 2018. (AFP/ File)
Pro-government forces gather near the airport in Hodeidah, western Yemen, June 15 2018. (AFP/ File)

The Yemeni army, backed by the Arab Coalition, has taken control of Hodeidah airport, according to local news sources.

The Saudi-led coalition entered the main compound of Yemen’s Hodeidah airport on Tuesday, Yemeni military sources in the alliance and a resident told Reuters.

“They have stormed the airport,” said one Yemeni military source. A resident said the forces stormed the airport after fierce battles broke out early in the morning between coalition forces and Iran-aligned Houthi militants who hold the main port city of Hodeidah.

 
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