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Yemeni troops, allies seize strategic areas east of Sana’a from pro-Hadi forces

Friday, 24 January 2020 5:34 PM [ Last Update: Friday, 24 January 2020 5:45 PM ]

Yemeni men stand during a tribal meeting in the capital Sana’a on September 21, 2019. (File photo by AFP)

Yemeni army forces, backed by allied fighters from the Popular Committees, have reportedly seized strategic areas in the country’s capital province of Sana’a from Saudi-backed militiamen loyal to former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.

Lebanon-based Arabic-language al-Mayadeen television news network, citing Yemeni military sources, reported on Friday that Yemeni soldiers and their allies have managed to wrest control over key areas in the Nihm district, which lies east of the capital Sana’a.

The sources added that the areas cover an expanse of some 3,000 square kilometers, and oversee regions in the neighboring Ma’rib province.

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