(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
ADEN, 30th December, 2017 (WAM) -- The Yemeni National Army on Saturday liberated new areas in northern Yemen from the clutches of Iran-backed Houthi militias.
A source at the Yemeni National Army's 6th Military Command told Yemen News Agency that the army managed to liberate key areas in Al Jouf Governorate after fierce battles with the coup militias.
"The army advanced 40 kilometres from Al Khanjar front and engaged the enemy in Al Yatma, killing and capturing dozens of the Houthi rebel fighters," the source added.
WAM/Hassan Bashir
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