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The Yemeni army launched on Saturday a large-scale offensive on the sites of militants loyal to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s Hodeida province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency.
The attack, which took place in Matinah area in the district of Jablaiah in the western coast, left dozens of militants dead and wounded.
The offensive lasted several hours with the army inflicting heavy losses on the militiamen.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have deployed about 10,000 new troops to Yemen's west coast after repeated campaigns to seize Hodeida, which is seen as the main entry point for food imports and aid relief needed by millions in the war-torn country, were thwarted by Houthis and their allies in the Yemeni army.
The invaders have hit a stiff wall of resistance put up by the city's protectors who have pushed back the militants and mercenaries.
The Hodeida offensive has sparked concerns over its impact on the civilian population as well as on humanitarian aid operations.
Saudi Arabia and a number of its regional allies launched the devastating campaign against Yemen in March 2015, with the aim of bringing the regime of Yemen's former President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi back to power and crushing the Houthis.
According to a new report by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), a nonprofit conflict-research organization, the Saudi-led war has so far claimed the lives of around 56,000 Yemenis.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
