US Jets Continue Raids in North Yemen for 3rd Day

US jets continue raids in north Yemen

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:11:50 GMT

The US military continues its air raids on Yemen's northern beleaguered regions, which have already been the target of joint Saudi-Yemen offensive against the Houthi fighters.

The US warplanes have launched air-strikes on the northern Yemeni regions for the third day on Tuesday, Houthi fighters said in a statement on Tuesday.

Based on the report, the air-raids targeted two mosques.

Citing US officials, The Daily Telegraph reported earlier that Washington has deployed its special forces to “train Yemeni army forces.”

Houthi fighters however reported of at least 28 attacks which launched by "US modern fighter jets" on the northwestern province of Sa'ada on Monday.

The US military intervention in Yemen comes as Saudi Arabia is also lending full support to the Yemeni government's crackdown on the Houthi fighters.

Saudi Arabia began its offensive more than two months after the Yemeni government launched its “Operation Scotched Earth” to crush the fighters in the mountainous north.

The offensive has so far killed scores of civilians and left thousands displaced from their homes.

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Houthis surround army brigade in Sa'ada

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:44:52 GMT

The Yemeni military sources say Houthi fighters have surrounded an army infantry brigade in the northern province of Sa'ada for at least two months.

The 107 infantry brigade have been surrounded for more than two months in the southern regions of al-Mahazer and al-Emar in Sa'ada province, the sources said.

According to the report, the strategic roads connecting Sa'ada to two other provinces of Sana'a and Amran has also been encircled by the fighters for the past two months.

The military said the troops enjoy the support of local tribes in the region and receive logistical support and food supplies from the air.

A top military commander has reportedly been commanded to deploy his forces to the region in an attempt to break the siege on the 107 brigade.

Based on the report, the brigade 29 has recently managed to retake most areas of Harf Sufian in Amran Province from the fighters.

Houthi fighters have been fighting a joint Yemeni-Saudi army in the northern provinces.

Saudi Arabia launched its offensive more than two months after the Yemeni government launched its “Operation Scotched Earth” to crush the Houthi resistance in the mountainous north.

The offensive has so far killed scores of civilians and left thousands displaced from their homes.

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