ADEN, Sept 28 (NNN-YPA) – At least three soldiers of Yemen’s joint pro-government forces were killed, and 10 others injured, in clashes with Houthi fighters in the country’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, yesterday, a military official said.
The Houthis launched an attack, in an attempt to achieve a ground breakthrough, into the government-controlled areas, in the Hays District, sparking intense fighting in the area, the local military source said, on condition of anonymity.
The pro-government forces managed to resist the attack, following hours of fighting, with casualties, the source said, adding that, “the Houthis used various heavy- and medium-sized weapons in their attack, against the government-controlled sites.”
On the other hand, the Houthi militia announced, through its media outlets that, the Saudi Arabia-backed Yemeni government forces committed 63 ceasefire breaches, in various areas of Hodeidah during the past hours.
Hodeidah’s clashes occurred a day after Yemen’s government announced receiving a proposal from the United Nations, suggesting a new extension of the ongoing truce that expires next Sunday.
The truce between the Yemeni government and the Houthis went into force for the first time on Apr 2, and was later renewed twice through Oct 2.
