Clashes erupt between warring factions in Yemen’s Hodeidah

Sanaa, Jan 17 : Intense clashes erupted between the joint pro-government Yemeni forces and the Houthi rebels in the country’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a military official said.
“The Houthi rebels carried out a large military operation against sites of the joint pro-government forces located in Hodeidah’s district of Durayhmi, sparking intense clashes in the area,” the official told Xinhua news agency on Saturday.
He said that the pro-government forces managed to repulse the Houthi attackers following hours of intense armed confrontations and shelling.
Nearly five Houthi attackers were killed and several others injured by the government forces, according to the source.
No information, however, was provided about casualties among the pro-government soldiers during the exchange of fire with the Houthi attackers in Hodeidah.
The port city of Hodeidah, a vital lifeline for millions facing starvation, has witnessed a shaky ceasefire between the government and the Houthi rebels since they reached a UN-sponsored truce in Stockholm in December 2018.