(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The air base, Al-Dailimi, located in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, was repeatedly struck by military aircraft of the GCC-Arab alliance and navigation via the air facility as stopped, a military source said on Thursday.
The source told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the airport has become practically "paralyzed," following a series of air strikes that also damaged a number of planes, the tarmac, anti-aircraft batteries and rocket launchers.
Authorities announced stoppage of aviation via Sanaa International Airport, adding that the activities stopped due to deteriorating security in the Capital.
Meanwhile, the ancient city, Sanaa looked like a ghost city with daily living largely coming to a halt. All schools, businesses and various facilities were shut today.
Earlier, Saudi military planes struck Houthi militia's strongholds and arms depots in Sanaa and headquarters of the reserve forces south of the city, according to the BBC. The bombing targeted the joint air force command in Sanaa, Rima Hemayed military base in Senhan, stronghold of the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, south of Sanaa and Al-And air base north of Aden.
Up to 30 UAE aircraft have landed on Saudi territories to take part in the strikes, commanded by Riyadh. Kuwait is contributing with 15 fighter jets, Bahrain 15 and Jordan six. Egypt, Pakistan and Sudan are taking part in the military operation with gunboats and aircraft. Saudi Arabia is reportedly deploying up 100 warplanes in the fight. It has mobilized 150,000 troops and personnel from the army and the navy for the purpose.
Meanwhile, forces loyal to Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi have retaken the International Aden Airport driving Houthi militiamen out of the key air facility, Yemeni sources said on Thursday. Forces loyal to Hadi have retaken the International Aden Airport driving Houthi militiamen out of the key air facility, Yemeni sources said on Thursday.
The Yemeni security sources, quoted by the media, said the pro-president armed popular committees have retaken control of the airport, hours after the Houthi militias, backed by forces loyal to the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, seized it.
The sources said the combat for control of the airport lasted for hours and that the fighting inflicted casualties.
The skies are in control of military aircraft of the Gulf-Arab alliance forces, commanded by Saudi Arabia, warplanes of which bombed Houthi strongholds in near Sanaa.
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