202 violations of UN-declared military, humanitarian truce recorded in Yemen

SANAA, Aug. 19 (YPA) – The US-backed Saudi-led aggression coalition forces and their mercenaries have committed 202 violations of the humanitarian and military truce, the official Yemeni news agency Saba reported on Thursday, citing a military source.

According to the military source, 40 armed reconnaissance aircrafts flew over Marib, Taiz, Hodeida, Jawf, Hajjah, Saada provinces and border fronts.

The source declared that coalition’s mercenaries committed two violations by creation of combat fortifications in west of Al-Khazan of Al-Jabalia area in Tuhayta district and in north of Hays district in Hodeida.

The source pointed out that three breaches included air strikes of coalition’s warplanes hit citizens’ homes and army’s sites in north of Hays district in Hodeida.

He also confirmed that 31 violations by artillery shelling were recorded at the army’s sites in Marib, Taiz, Hajjah, Saada, Hodeida and border fronts.

The source mentioned that an artillery bombardment attacked the army’s sites in Al-Balq Al-Sharqi and Malaa areas of Marib, Haradh, Bani Hassan areas of Hajjah, Al-Malaheedh, Al-Madafin and Al-Boqaa, Sheda, Al-Madehla and Baqim districts of Saada, which resulted in injuring three civilians.

The source pointed out that an artillery shelling targeted sites of the Yemeni army in north and east of Hays district in Hodeida, Maqbna area of Taiz, in Al-Amood of Wadi Jara and Jabal Twailq of Jizan border province.

In addition, the source declared that 122 breaches were recorded, with heavy shooting at citizens’ homes and sites of the army and popular committees in Marib, Taiz, Hajjah, Saada, Hodeida, Dhalea, Bayda and border fronts.