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Iran says Saudi-led coalition forces defeated in Hudaydah port

June 20, 2018 at 9:12 am

Hudaydah port in Yemen, 7 December 2017 [GeorgekhouryUN/Twitter]

The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, said yesterday that resistance forces in Yemen have defeated European and Saudi forces in the Yemeni port of Hudaydah.

The Iranian official’s remarks came as fierce fighting took place yesterday morning to control the city airport.

Military sources from to the Saudi-led Arab coalition said their forces took full control of the airport.

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The coalition forces led by the UAE launched an attack last Wednesday against Hudaydah to retake it from the Houthis.

Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi returned to the Yemeni temporary capital of Aden on Thursday night to oversee operations to retake the city of Hudaydah from the Houthis.