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

SANAA, Aug. 20 (YPA) – The US-backed Saudi-led aggression coalition forces and their mercenaries have committed 200 violations of the humanitarian and military truce, the official Yemeni news agency Saba reported on Saturday, citing a military source.

According to the military source, 62 armed reconnaissance aircrafts flew over Marib, Taiz, Hodeida, Jawf, Hajjah, Saada, Dhalea, Bayda, Sanaa, Amran provinces and border fronts.

The source declared that coalition’s mercenaries committed three violations by creation of combat fortifications in south of Al-Hanajir, east of Siraj farm and in Tabat Al-Sharif of Al-Jabalia area in Tuhayta district of Hodeida.

The source pointed out that three breaches included air strikes of coalition’s warplanes hit civilians’ farms in Al-Hajli area, attacked citizens’ homes in north of Hays district in Hodeida and targeted the army’s sites in Rutab Jbreel of Murais district in Dhalea.

He also confirmed that 19 violations by artillery shelling were recorded at the army’s sites in Marib, Hajjah, Saada, Hodeida and border fronts.

The source mentioned that an artillery bombardment attacked the army’s sites in Al-Balq Al-Sharqi, Raghwan, Al-Kasara, Al-Talaah Al-Hamraa and Malaa areas of Marib, Haradh, Bani Hassan, Al-Mazraq areas of Hajjah, Al-Malaheedh, Al-Madafin Al-Boqaa and Sheda districts of Saada.

The source pointed out that an artillery shelling targeted sites of the Yemeni army in north and east of Hays district and Al-Jabalia area of Tuhayta district in ¹Hodeida, Maqbna area of Taiz, in Al-Amood of Wadi Jara and Tabat Kamila areas of Jizan border province.

In addition, the source declared that 109 breaches were recorded, with heavy shooting at citizens’ homes and sites of the army and popular committees in Marib, Taiz, Hajjah, Saada, Hodeida, Dhalea and border fronts.