YEMEN Press Agency

NATO announces doubling of its troops in Iraq

BRUSSELS, Feb. 19 (YPA) – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)'s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced Thursday that the Organization has decided to increase the number of its mission members in Iraq eightfold. During a…

Iraqi counter-terrorism forces arrest 4 terrorists

BAGHDAD, Feb. 18 (YPA) - Spokesman for the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces in Iraq, Major General Yahya Rasul, announced on Thursday the arrest of four terrorists in Baghdad and Anbar provinces. ”Under the direction of the Commander…

Army controls main northern entrance to Marib

MARIB, Feb. 18 (YPA) - The Yemeni army forces backed by the popular committees on Thursday imposed full control over the asphalt road to Marib city from the northwestern direction. Local sources reported that the army and the committees…