Sanaa: bodies of 120 followers of al-Houthi found

News reports in Sanaa quoted well informed sources in Sada governorate that the government forces found 120 bodies for supporters of Hussein Bader Eddine al-Houthi in the villages of Marran area to the north of Yemen.

The bodies were found, including many for relatives of al-Houthi in the course of a mopping up operation carried out by the government forces since several days in the area.

The Yemeni authorities also announced yesterday the detention of 200 persons of al-Houthi supporters during breaking in operations to the north of Yemen to arrest the rebellious leader.

Yemeni military sources said that the breaking in operations targeted al-Houthi's house in al-Jmeimah and expected that he had fled to one of the pockets near the Saudi borders.

The sources explained that the army is currently working to track moves of al-Houthi supporters in Shaab Suleiman near the Saudi borders. This was after launching attacks against al-Jmeimah, al-Kweif ad al-Zafar villages in Marran mountains in Sada province. On August 7, Sanaa announced the end of basic military operations in the course of the campaign against al-Houthi positions in a mountainous area to the northern part of the country. A reward of $ 55,000 was announced for his detention.