“Watch “: What UAE fears of circuling from the 16 Kilo Front
YemenExtra
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On Sunday, the military media of the Yemeni army forces distributed scenes of the qualitative operation against the positions of the Saudi-led coalition, backed by the US, troops and paid fighters in the Kilo 16 area of the West Coast Front.
The scenes showed the moment when a large-scale advance by the coalition was faced in a failed attempt to restore positions controlled by the Yemeni army forces south of Kilo 16.
The scenes also showed the destruction and burning of a number of armored vehicles of the coalition, after foiling the advance.
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.
