What you need to know : the battle for the West Coast

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More than 50 paid fighters of the US-Saudi-led coalition were killed, including leaders, as the Yemeni army faced a number of offensive operations of the US-Saudi-led coalition in #the West Coast in an attempt to advance on the fronts of Tahita, Al-Fayza and Majelis during the past hours.

A military source in the province of Hodeidah said that more than 50 elements of the paid fighters of the coalition, including senior leaders , were killed and 18 different military mechanisms were destroyed, in the clashes with the of the Yemeni army  yesterday evening.

The source pointed out that the bodies of the dead and woundedwere  left in the sites.

The source pointed out that the Yemeni army destroyed five armored vehicles as well as eight modern military crews, including the military forces and equipment during the past hours ,pointing out that the Yemeni army destroyed five armored vehicles yesterday evening.

Abdulmalik al-Houthi, the leader of the Houthi(Ansarallah)  movement, which is the main force that faces the coallition, said on a TV speech ,” The decision of invading the Yemeni ,western coast, has been taken and adopted by the United States of America,noting that the Saudis are trying to abolish Yemen’s freedom,” stressing that it was the people of Yemen’s right to defend their country.

“We are increasingly concerned by the fighting in Hodeidah,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at a press conference held on Wednesday.

Dujarric also warned of the repercussions’consequences on the humanitarian situation

“The occurrence of a battle in Hodeidah, in the west of Yemen could lead to the destruction of the port, which in turn will send millions to starvation,” said the British newspaper, The Independent.

Even if the UK warned against attacking the vital port of Hodeidah, we bear responsibility for the horrors of this war, according to a report issued by the Guardian on June 17.