Liberation of Hodeidah enters decisive phase, says governor

The Yemeni National Army advancing towards the port city of Al Hodeidah. - Wam

The battle for liberation of Hodeidah has entered a decisive military phase, Al Hassan Ali Taher, Governor of Hodeidah, has said. The development came after the success of the Yemeni Resistance Forces, backed by the Arab Coalition Forces, in securing the coastline - stretching from Khokha to Duraihimi District and areas adjacent to Hodeidah.
The military and the reinforcements have been trained for making an incursion to the south of Hodeidah, according to the military plans made for the collapse of the Houthi defences and fortifications.
Taher told Wam that with the approach of zero hour to liberate Hodeidah, the Joint Yemeni Resistance forces continue to clear the areas adjacent to Hodeidah of Houthi militias and all lines of supply, which have failed to carry out infiltration in Al Jah and Al Hussainiya districts, resulting in human and material loss.
The engineering teams of the Arab Coalition are working to clean up the liberated areas by removing mines planted by Houthis and their remnants, and to protect the Yemeni people and help them return to normal life.
The governor noted that Hodeidah is in the range of the Arab Coalition and the Joint Yemeni Resistance Forces, despite the desperate attempts of the Houthis to open new battlefronts along the coastline to delay the liberation operation. The Houthis have failed to lift the morale of their forces in the battlefront of Hodeidah.
He also stressed that these attempts would not dissuade the Arab Coalition and the Yemeni Resistance Forces from entering and liberating Hodeidah from the Houthi militias, amid the collapse  of their defences and fortifications in Hodeidah.
They have lost a large number of fighters and commanders, resulting in an inability to be stationed in the field.
Taher also pointed out that the Joint Yemeni Resistance Forces, supported by the Saudi led-Arab Coalition and with the participation of the UAE Armed Forces, penetrated the north of Al Duraihimi district and the adjacent areas of Hodeidah and defeated them. The forces were supported by large military reinforcements, advanced equipment and trained elements capable of dealing with the Houthi militia members.
The governor of Hodeidah explained that the elements of the Houthi militias loyal to Iran are in panic and collapsing due to the rapid field progress of the Yemeni Resistance Forces involved in the fighting fronts.
He said that hunting for the leaders of the Houthi militias by fighter jets of the Arab Coalition, resulted in the escape of a large number of their field commanders who are leading the battles on the Red Sea Coast.
"It represents a severe blow that confused their ranks and confirms the near end of the coup in Yemen," he concluded.