Yemen army clears Labanat camp, surrounding hills with wide attack

SANAA, April 25 (YPA) – The army and the popular committees cleared the camp of Labanat and the surrounding hills with a wide attack operation, during which a large number of the coalition’s mercenaries were killed and wounded, including leaders.

A military source said that the army and the popular committees started to advance towards the “upper and lower plateau” and Bir al-Maraziq after they had completed clearing the city of al-Hazm from the remnants of the mercenaries.

The source pointed out that after clearing al-Maraziq, the army continued their progress towards labanat hills and camp and controlling it completely, and the escape of the remaining mercenaries, leaving their weapons and counting them as spoils for the army and people’s committees.

The enemy attempted to restore its positions with a heavy attack that turned into a catastrophe for it, as the army confronted the attack and the enemy suffered heavy losses.

After clearing Labanat camp, the army and the popular committees moved towards Jabal al-Aqsha and the village of Al-Khusf, and they were completely cleared and the mercenaries were expelled from them.

The enemy also suffered great losses in the process, during which a large number of its leaders lost, and the army seized various weapons that the mercenaries left and fled.