Big losses in lives , ammunations amid the coalition ranks in fronts of al-Jawf , the West Coast

YemenExtra

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A number of the paid fighters of the US backed Saudi-led coalition ,on Sunday,  were killed in shooting down operations, and three mechanisms were destroyed and broken down in the front and the coast of the west and al-Jawf

A military source in Al-Jawf confirmed that the engineering unit of the Yemeni army forces destroyed with an improvised explosive device a mechanism of of the paid fighters of the coalition in the front of the Muhashmah, the  district of Khob al-sha’af, killing five paid fighters ,on board of the armored vehicle ,and wounding several others.

In the West Coast Front, the source pointed out that the Yemeni army forces ,backed by the tribes of Tihama, were able to damage the two vehicles belonging to the forces of coalition ,east of the district of Tahita, while 2 paid fighters were killed in shooting down  operations ,southeast of the city.

The source pointed out that the artillery support unit hit with a number of shells gatherings for the coalition forces and paid fighters  on the same front, leaving the dead and wounded, including leaders, as a result ambulances rushed to the target location.

Earlier in the day, units of the Yemeni army forces foiled an attempt of a large advance of the coalition forces and paid fighters , which lasted for several hours under intense air cover towards the city of Drehemi, and forced them to retreat after the loss of lives and equipment.
The source said that a unit against the shields fired a guided  missile at a military tank ,loaded with paid fighters , which led to the destruction and the death of those on board during facing to the attempt of advancing to Drehami.

The US-Saudi-led coalition  launched an offensive on Hudaydah on 12 June in the largest battle of the war that the United Nations fears risks triggering a famine in Yemen where an estimated 8.4 million people are on the verge of starvation. Recently, It has been paused for peace talks, but no deal has been struck leaving Yemenis pessimistic over a viable political process.

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.

The Bab el-Mandab Strait, which is the southern entrance to the Red Sea, is one of the world’s key shipping lanes for crude oil and allows crude exports into the European market.

The United Nations said more than 350,000 people have been displaced from the strategic Red Sea port town of Hudaydah in western Yemen since June.Deputy spokesman for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq, said during a press conference on Monday that violent clashes have erupted in the city over the past few days, especially in the Ad Durayhimi district.He added that emergency humanitarian assistance has already been provided to more than 90 per cent of those displaced.