Yemeni army seizes arms, ammunition before being delivered to Houthis

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Sat, 19 Aug 2017 - 11:16 GMT

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Sat, 19 Aug 2017 - 11:16 GMT

Army soldiers rest at their position on the side of a road to the southern Yemeni province of Abyan June 15, 2012. Yemen's army recaptured the last al Qaeda stronghold in Abyan province on Friday, officials and residents said, and victory appeared close f

Army soldiers rest at their position on the side of a road to the southern Yemeni province of Abyan June 15, 2012. Yemen's army recaptured the last al Qaeda stronghold in Abyan province on Friday, officials and residents said, and victory appeared close f

SANAA - 19 Aug 2017: The Yemeni national army has seized weapons, ammunition and wireless devices in al-Rayan district, east of al Jawf governorate before being delivered to Houthi militants.

The arms shipment is believed to be coming from Iran through al Mahra governorate near the Yemeni-Omani borders, spokesman for the national army in al Jwaf colonel Abdullah al Ashraf told al Arabiya al Hadath channel on Saturday.

Meanwhile, local sources in al Bayda governorate said a car exploded after a bomb planted by Houthi and Saleh militias went off on a public road

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