Saturday, 18 July 2015

Yemen government declares 'Operation liberate Aden'

Unknown | Saturday, July 18, 2015 |
Bloom Gist: Yemen government declares 'Operation liberate Aden'
Yemeni government has announced the "liberation" of the Aden city, following four months of intense battles between Houthi rebels and forces trying to oust them.


Vice President Khaled Bahah announced on his Facebook account on Friday that his government will try "to restore life" to the southern port city.

"The government announces the liberation of the province of Aden on the first day of Eid al-Fitr which falls on July 17," Bahah said, referring to the Muslim holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
We will work to restore life in Aden and all the liberated cities, to restore water and electricity
Khaled Bahah, Yemen's exiled vice president 
However, a spokesperson for Houthi rebels has said that the announcement was a "lie".

"There are many exaggerations. Fighting is still raging at high intensity," he said over the phone.

Residents and local fighters told the Reuters news agency that low-level clashes were still continuing in the Tawahi district in the west of the city to sweep the Houthis from one of their last holdouts.

Fighters for the Popular Resistance - an anti-Houthi southern militia - have been making significant gains against their rebel opponents this week, including recapturing the provincial government headquarters in the Mualla district, opposite Aden's main commercial port.

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