Army continues to advance towards areas separating Marib, Shabwa

BAYDA, Jul. 27 (YPA) – The Yemeni army, supported by popular forces, managed on Tuesday to advance towards a number of fronts in the areas separating Bayda province, Shabwa and Marib, east of Yemen.

According to local sources in Bayda, the army forces launched a large-scale military attack towards the positions of the Saudi-led coalition in the east of Bayda, in which they were able to impose full control over many strategic sites overlooking the provinces of Shabwa and Marib.

After fierce battles between the two sides, the army took control over the strategic Jabal al-Faqara, the last positions of the coalition forces in al-No’aman district of Bayda towards the Abadiya district, south of Marib.

With regard to the combats in the areas separating the provinces of Bayda and Shabwa, those forces managed to control new strategic sites in Nata district of Bayda towards Bayhan and Al-Ain districts of Shabwa.

The sources confirmed that forces imposed full control of junctions of Hebta and Sabbagh, and the strategic Shabaka site of Bayda.

This came two days after army forces purged the strategic sites of “Qarha”, “Al-Ghaila” and “Okabat Milh” in the district of Nata, east of Bayda.

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