Sanaa forces storm al-Qaeda stronghold in “Khubza” mountains in Bayda

BAYDA, Jul. 20 (YPA) – Sanaa forces, with the support of Qaifa tribesmen, managed on Wednesday to storm the last strongholds of al-Qaeda terrorist organization in Bayda province, central Yemen.

Well-informed sources in Bayda told the “Yemen Press Agency” that the Sanaa forces launched a security campaign towards the locations of Al-Qaeda in Khubza mountains in Al-Qurayshiah district, the last strongholds of terrorist organization in Qaifa Radaa areas in Bayda.

This comes one day after a sudden attack by terrorist elements targeting a security patrol of Sanaa forces and resulted in the death of a security element and the injury of another.

After fierce battles between the two sides, the Sanaa forces managed to penetrate into the center of the “Khubza” area, amid great collapses in the ranks of the terrorist organization’s militants.

YPA