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SANA'A, Aug 27 (KUNA) -- Yemen's higher security committee announced
Thursday that military operations will continue in the country's Sa'dah
governorate against the Huthi rebels.
The committee said in a press release that armed forces and the people of
Sa'dah, in northeastern Yemen, will chase the rebels to ensure the safety of
citizens and the opening of roads to deliver aid and food to the governorate's
people, especially to those affected and displaced by the Huthi attacks.
It pointed out that the political leadership and government were keen on
achieving security and stability in Sa'dah.
It said that the "terrorism members" were called on to comply with the six
points mentioned by President Ali Abdullah Saleh in his speech, adding that
the rebels ignored the call.
The committee blamed the rebels for the damaging of homes in Sa'dah, and
promised that they would be bought to justice.
Meanwhile, a source an the Yemeni Defense Ministry said Thursday that
security and military units in Sa'dah and Haraf Saifan area in Amran
governorate succeeded in safeguarding a number of roads in several areas and
in opening a number of roads that were blocked by the rebels.
It noted that an anti-terrorism unit forced Huthi rebels to flee their
sites in Mahdha area, adding that several rebels were killed in the Black
Mountain area in Haraf Saifan. (end)
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