Coalition jets bomb rebel positions in Sanaa

Arab coalition warplanes raided positions controlled by the Iranian-backed coup rebels in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday, a news network reported on Wednesday.

The raids came as the national army and resistance fighters announced they have completed preparations to attack the Houthis and their allies in the Southern Shabwa governorate expel them from Bihan town.

The raids by the coalition jets targeted the Presidential Palace area and Jebel Al Nahdayn, where the Houthis and their allies are deployed, Mareb Press said.

It quoted residents in Sanaa as saying several jets struck targets in those areas at around 2.00 pm local time and that large palls of smoke were seen billowing.

“The planes also attacked a rebel missile brigade in Attan area in Western Sanaa,” the report said without giving details of losses.

In Shabwa, the national army and the resistance announced that they have completed military preparations to attack the rebel-controlled Bihan.

Mareb Press quoted a military spokesman as saying the imminent offensive is intended to seize the town and eject the Houthis and forces loyal to deposed President Ali Abdullah Saleh. It noted that Bihan is the last rebel base in Shabwa after the insurgents were thrown out of all other areas.

 

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