In 5 days.. Houthi rebels committed 464 truce violations
Over the past five days, the Yemeni army has repelled more than six Houthi ground attacks, in 464 violations by militias in seven governorates.
The Yemeni army said that Houthi militias supported by Iran committed 464 violations of the UN truce in the Dhale, Abyan, Taiz, Hodeida, Hajjah, al-Jawf, and Marib fronts on June 1-5.
According to the statement, Houthi militias committed 155 violations in the Bahr District west of Taiz and Hays south of Hodeida, 118 in the Hajjah Axis fronts, 116 in the Taiz axis fronts, and 60 in the Marib fronts.
Houthi militias also committed 15 violations in the Dhale, Abyan and al-Jawf fronts, the statement said.
During the same period, the Yemeni army thwarted more than six Houthi ground attacks carried out by militia elements through attempts by armed Houthi groups to infiltrate important military sites, including one in Hajjah and five in various Taiz axes, the statement said.
The statement said the militias continued to create positions, construct trenches and build roads towards army positions. In addition, they deployed bullets and snipers, and brought in reinforcements and combat equipment, including tanks, crews and motorcycles.
The Houthi violations resulted in the death of at least one soldier and the injury of 13 others, most of whom were killed in surprise attacks carried out by militias using drones and sniper fire, according to the same source.
The rebels used Katyusha rockets, BMP vehicles, artillery, various medium and light weapons, and explosive-laden drones, and opened machine guns and light weapons on homes in the eastern neighborhoods of Taiz city, the statement said.
The militia’s violations are intended to hinder a UN effort to build on the truce, which has been extended for another two months to launch a comprehensive peace process. They continues to refuse to fulfill its pledges despite extensive international efforts in support of peace.
Houthi militias are racing to exploit the humanitarian truce to mobilize their fighters, organize their military ranks, and modernize their arsenal by evading a new round of war, according to Yemeni experts.
