Houthi militias admit killing of two top field commanders in Hodeidah

Houthi militias have admitted the killing of two of their top field commanders during the “Golden Victory” operation which aims to liberate the city of Hodeidah and its strategic harbor in western Yemen. Houthi activists mourned Brigadier Ali Ibrahim Mohammed al-Mutawakil, who they said was killed on the Western Coast Front.

Houthi sources told the TV channel SkyNews on Thursday that Al-Mutawakil – who leads the so-called Hussein battalion affiliated to Houthi militias had earlier been assigned to fight at the airport of Hodeidah.

Sources confirmed his death along with a number of elements during the field clashes with the National Army and Resistance Forces, on the outskirts of Hodeidah Airport.

According to the sources, al-Mutawakil is one of the Houthi leaders who have been trained in Iran and studied there for 10 years. Since the coup, he has led several fronts and assigned militias in areas where there are field defeats. For his part, a military source said that Commander of Al-Munahar area south of Hodeida Airport, Colonel Ali Hussein al-Marani, nicknamed “Abu Montazer”, was also killed along with 13 other militia members during the clashes.

In another remarkable development, local sources in the city of Hodeidah revealed that the Houthi militias planted explosives at the port of Hodeidah and its various installations in preparation for their explosion in case the legitimate forces and the alliance moved to drive them out.

Meanwhile, the National Army and the Resistance Forces continue to move forward supported by the coalition forces on the outskirts of Hodeidah Airport after liberating and securing large areas on the road to the airport. This comes as part of the Golden Victory operation which was launched at dawn on Wednesday to liberate the city and the port of Hodeidah, in light of a wide collapse in the ranks of the Houthis, according to field sources.