Sanaa forces approach areas overlooking government complex in Marib

SANAA, Aug. 30 (YPA) – The Yemeni army forces and the popular committees (Sanaa forces) on Monday achieved major military victories on the fronts northwest of Marib city, after violent confrontations with the Saudi-led coalition forces and Al-Qaeda members.

A tribal source in Marib said that the Yemeni army forces and the popular committees managed during the past hours to clean large areas of the northwestern outskirts of the city, including strategic sites overlooking the city’s government complex.

Despite the intensity of the coalition’s air raids on the seam areas on Sunday, especially in Nakhla area and the east of “That Al-Raa” area and Al-Tala’a Al-Hamra, Sanaa forces advanced towards the eastern hill of “That al-Raa” towards “Al-Dahla” area and moved the battle towards the western areas of the government complex.

According to the tribal source, Al-Qaeda elements lost all their positions in “That Al-Raa” and “Al-Moqahwi” hill, one of the most important strategic sites, and withdrew under the pressure of the fire of Sanaa forces towards the government complex.

The battles are practically taking place in the vicinity of the western areas overlooking the government complex, specifically in “Al-White Al-Mahroqe” hill and southwest of “Al-Dahla” area, the source added.

YPA