Yemen’s anti-Houthi resistance makes gains in Sana’a

Local anti-Houthi resistance forces yesterday recaptured several mountain cities east of the capital Sana’a after clashing with Houthi rebel groups and their allies loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, sources said.

The pro-government forces said they captured a military site in Nahm, situated on the outskirts of Sana’a, following a fierce attack by Houthi fighters, according to Saleh Al-Qutaibi, a member of the local anti-Houthi resistance.

“Pro-government forces have reached the outskirts of Akran village, which, if taken, would cut the Houthis’ supply lines,” he said.

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He went on to explain that anti-Houthi resistance forces had also captured a number of hilltops in the Al-Safina Mountain region in the Al-Qutaibi directorate in Sana’a.