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Yemen Crisis: Government Forces Retake Al-Anad Airbase

Pro-government forces in Yemen have retaken the country’s largest airbase in a battle with Houthi rebels. Heavy casualties have been reported at al-Anad airbase, north … Continue reading Yemen Crisis: Government Forces Retake Al-Anad Airbase


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yemenPro-government forces in Yemen have retaken the country’s largest airbase in a battle with Houthi rebels.

Heavy casualties have been reported at al-Anad airbase, north of Aden, after intense fighting there in recent days.

The casualties came after pro-government forces, backed by air strikes from a Saudi-led coalition, retook Aden in July.

Yemen Defence Ministry officials said six rockets were fired at the airbase in the country’s southwest. They couldn’t give an exact number of casualties but said some Yemen troops were wounded.

No militants were reported to have been captured or killed in the aftermath of the attack.

One rocket exploded near an oil storage facility which resulted in a fire but no major damages. The rockets missed their intended targets, an official told CNN.

The Saudis are leading a campaign to push the rebels back and restore the government which it is sheltering.

Al-Anad used to be a base for U.S troops overseeing drone attacks on al-Qaeda.

It was overrun by Houthi rebels as they advanced south in March, forcing President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi to flee.