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The air and artillery forces of the Yemeni army on Tuesday carried out a joint attack on the sites of the militants loyal to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s Hodeida province, a military official told Yemen Press Agency.
The offensive targeted the militants in kilo-16 district in Yemen’s western coast.
Saudi Arabia and its allies launched the deadly military aggression against Yemen in March 2015 in an attempt to reinstall the country's former Riyadh-allied regime and crush the Houthis, who have been running state affairs in the absence of an effective government.
The war is estimated to have left 56,000 Yemenis dead.
Back in June, the Saudi-led coalition launched an offensive on the port city of Hodeida despite international warnings that it would compound the war-torn nation’s humanitarian crisis.
The Saudi-led offensive, coupled with a naval blockade, has destroyed Yemen's infrastructure and led to famine in the import-dependent state.
About 8.4 million Yemenis are now facing starvation. The number is likely to increase to 14 million.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
