Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — There is evidence showing that Iran and Hezbollah militia are involved in providing training to Houthi rebels in using warplanes and artillery, according to Brig. Gen. Ahmad Al-Asiri, spokesperson of the coalition forces and adviser at the office of the minister of defense. But the Houthis were now in a disarray, he said. Addressing the daily press briefing on the 13th day of the ‘Decisive Storm” operation on Tuesday, Asiri said the Houthis were able to take control of the huge quantities of arms and ammunition, including weapons of the Yemeni Army. “There has been tremendous increase in the possession of weapons by the Houthis after an agreement with Iran. Subsequently, 14 flights carrying weapons were reaching Yemen in a week,” he said. Asiri said coalition forces have destroyed 11 arms and ammunition depots, including one in the Houthi-controlled border region of Saada during the last 24 hours. The Popular Resistance Committees in the south took control of Al-Anad air base, he said. According to Asiri, the coalition forces, in coordination with relief agencies, continue facilitating evacuation of foreign nationals from Yemen. “The coalition command has granted permission for a ship, carrying relief supplies and medical crew from the Red Cross, to sail to Aden from Djibouti.”
