Sanaa forces reach main entrances to Marib city

MARIB, April 11 (YPA) – The battles between the army forces backed by the popular committees (Sanaa forces) on one hand and the Saudi-led coalition forces on the other hand expanded on Sunday towards the main entrances to Marib city from the north and west.

Local sources in Marib told Yemen Press Agency that Sanaa forces advanced west from Serwah front and from ‘Al-Sanjar’ and ‘Harmal’ hills at the valley of ‘Al-Mashajeh’ mountain towards the main entrance and the asphalt road leading to the city center.

The sources indicated that the Sanaa forces had a fire control during the past hours over the asphalt line of the Marib city, as they are now five kilometers away from the city center.

Regarding the battles in the north of the city, the sources confirmed that Sanaa forces managed at dawn today to repel the advance of the coalition forces and al-Qaeda elements towards the “Al-Alam Al-Abyadh Front”, and move towards north of the international road linking the eastern gate of Marib city and Al-Abr road in Hadramout province and the border Al-Wadea’ crossing.

These military advances made by Sanaa forces confused the coalition forces and the militias loyal to them, which prompted them to entrench themselves inside the city’s neighborhoods and tighten security measures.

YPA