ADEN: Brigadier-General Abdul Salam Al Shehhi, Commander of the Arab Coalition Forces on the west coast of Yemen, has state that the UAE, Sudanese and Yemeni armed forces are conducting, with courage and determination, an epic battle to liberate Yemen from the control of the Iran-backed Houthi militias.

Shehhi said in a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), that the Houthi militias have suffered a ‘major collapse’ in their defences, adding that hundreds of their dead, injured, and captured members have been treated according to International Laws.

He went on to say that the battle currently being conducted in Yemen’s west coast has dealt with Houthi militias only, adding that Yemen’s National Resistance Forces have assisted the Coalition’s task to eliminate the Houthi threat.

The Commander of the Arab Coalition Forces on the west coast of Yemen further said that Yemeni citizens from liberated areas have welcomed the Arab Coalition Forces, reflecting their desires to liberate their country from the Iran-backed Houthi militias. He noted that humanitarian aid continues to be distributed to liberated governorates, including the dispersal of relief convoys to the city of Al-Khokha and its neighboring villages, and the delivery of thousands of food parcels to alleviate the hardships incurred by the Houthi siege.

The Saudi-led Arab Coalition Forces and the Yemeni National Resistance Forces continue their advance in the West Coast of Yemen following the liberation of Al Khokha city.

The victories in West Coast and the liberation of strategic city of Al Khokha will pave the way to liberating all districts and to cutting off supply lines of the Iran-backed Houthi militias.

On Sunday, the European Union (EU), expressed “serious concern” over repressions being carried out by the Houthis in Yemen following the killing of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh last week, reported the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

The agency quoted Catherine Ray, Spokesperson for EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, as saying, “In the context of a deteriorating situation in Yemen, the reports from Sanaa of a substantial escalation of violence following the killing of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh are an element of serious concern.”

WAM