Arab Alliance Close to Capturing Hodeidah Airport

  • 6 years ago
Reuters has reported that the Iran-aligned Houthi movement fought on Saturday to keep a Saudi-led coalition from taking full control of the airport in the port city of Hodeidah. It's an offensive that the U.N. says could trigger a famine imperiling millions of lives. The alliance, led in the Hodeidah assault, is attempting to capture the airport in the well-defended city and push the Houthis out of their sole Red Sea port. A source said that ground troops have already surrounded the main airport compound but have not seized it.