The move came after Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced that it was ending a month-long campaign of air strikes against the Houthi militias who seized large areas of Yemen, and said it would back a political solution to bring peace to Yemen. But the kingdom added it would continue to take action against Houthis as needed.
The headquarters of the 35th Armored Brigade on the Taiz’s northern outskirts fell after heavy fighting which left “dozens dead and wounded,” an officer told Agence France-Presse from inside the captured base.
The brigade had remained loyal to Saudi-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and its troops had resisted a nearly week-long siege by the Houthi militias and their allies.
A Yemen Red Crescent representative said its medical teams had been unable to access the area around the base “due to the intense fighting.”
A Saudi Arabia-led coalition has been waging Operation Decisive Storm against the Houthi coup in Yemen, in support of the internationally recognized president, Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi.
(With Reuters and AFP)
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22/4/15
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