YEMEN Press Agency

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

SANAA, Sept. 03 (YPA) – The US-backed Saudi-led aggression coalition forces and their mercenaries have committed 199 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, 49 armed reconnaissance aircrafts flew over Marib, Taiz, Hodeida, Jawf, Hajjah, Saada, Dhalea, Bayda provinces and border fronts.

The source declared that coalition’s mercenaries committed six violations by creation of combat fortifications in Aqbat Baorah area of Harib district in Marib, in Tabat Al-Ramliah, Tabat Al-Alam and Tabat Siraj of Al-Jabalia area in Tuhayta district and in south of Hays district 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 west of Hays district in Hodeida.

A violation was recorded by an infiltration attempt at the army’s sites in Al-Dhabab area of Taiz, and two breaches were recorded by pushing military reinforcements to Jabal Al-Ahtoob and Al-Barasha area of Al-Swaihra village in Maqbna district of Taiz, the source added.

The military source mentioned that coalition’s troops committed three violations, one of them by missile bombing at the army’s sites in Al-Balq Al-Sharqi area of Marib and two breaches by an offensive at the army’s sites in Al-Shabkah of Al-Ghail in Najran region.

He also confirmed that 35 violations by artillery shelling were recorded at the army’s sites in Marib, Hajjah, Taiz, Saada, Hodeida and border fronts.

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

The source pointed out that an artillery shelling targeted sites of the Yemeni army in north and east of Hays district in Hodeida, Osaifrah area of Taiz, in Jabal Twailq, Al-Kamb Al-Qadim and Al-Amood of Wadi Jara in Jizan border province, and Al-Ramah and Al-Sakhrah areas of Asir region, which resulted in wounding two fighters.

In addition, the source declared that 102 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.