YEMEN Press Agency

Sanaa forces capture emir of ISIS in Bayda

BAYDA, Aug. 18 (YPA) – The Yemeni army and the popular committees on Tuesday managed to arrest an emir of ISIS in an ambush in al-Dhahra area in Qayfa district of Bayda province, according to local sources. The army forces' ambush led to…

Islah militants step up shelling on STC sites in Abyan

ABYAN, Aug. 18 (YPA) – The Islah Party militants on Tuesday stepped up their artillery shelling on sites of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militias in Abyan province, southern Yemen. The artillery shelling targeted STC's…

Coalition fighter jets launch 16 raids on Jawf, Marib

PROVINCES, Aug. 17 (YPA) – The US-backed Saudi-led coalition warplanes on Monday evening launched 16 airstrikes on a number of districts in Jawf and Marib provinces, a security official told Yemen Press Agency. The coalition aircraft waged…