Battle rages for airport in key Yemen aid hub


Coalition-backed pro-government forces began the largest attack last Wednesday against the Huthi rebels in the past three years in the aim of retaking Hodeida. – AFP pic, June 19, 2018.

INTENSE fighting erupted today around the airport in rebel-held Hodeida in western Yemen as Saudi-backed government forces mounted a new offensive to capture the area, military sources said.

Pro-government commanders said that “major reinforcements” had arrived near the airport on the seventh day of an assault on the Red Sea port city, a major aid gateway.


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