Saturday June 16, 2018
Forces from a Saudi and Emirati led coalition have captured the airport in Yemen's port city of Hudaida, military officials announced on Twitter.In a post on Saturday, an account associated with the Saudi-alligned Yemeni military said the airport had been "freed from the grip of the Houthi militia" and that de-mining operations were ongoing.Hudaida airport is located just to the south of the city-proper with heavy fighting still ongoing on Hudaida's southern edges.