YEMEN Press Agency

157 violations of UN-declared truce recorded in Yemen

SANAA, Jul. 20 (YPA) – The US-backed Saudi-led aggression coalition forces and their mercenaries have committed 157 violations of the humanitarian and military truce, the official Yemeni news agency Saba reported on Wednesday, citing a military source.

According to the military source, the violations included 48 armed reconnaissance aircrafts flew over Marib, Taiz, Jawf, Hajjah, Dhalea, Saada, Hodeida and border fronts.

The source declared that the breaches included air strikes hit citizens’ homes and army’s sites in Maqbana district of Taiz.

The source affirmed that new combat fortifications were created in surround of Marib city and in Al-Jabalia area of Tuhayta district in Hodeida.

The source pointed out that coalition’s mercenaries targeted a site of the Yemeni army in north of Hays district in Hodeida by a guided missile.

In addition, the source declared that 91 breaches were recorded, with heavy shooting at citizens’ homes and sites of the army and popular committees in Marib, Taiz, Hajjah, Hodeida, Dhalea, Saada and border fronts.

He also said that 32 violations by an artillery and missile shelling were recorded at the army’s sites in Al-Balq Al-Sharqi and Al-Akd areas of Marib, Hajjah and Hodeida.

The source mentioned that an artillery bombing targeted the army’s sites in Bani Hassan and Haradh districts of Hajjah and Hays district of Hodeida.

The source pointed out that the mercenaries also bombarded the army’s sites in Maimnat Al-Biqaa area of Najran, Al-Mataan and Al-Brokiah areas of Jizan region.