Aden: Yemeni forces and allied tribes today captured the capital of northern Jawf province, the second rebel town to fall in 24 hours despite an announced ceasefire, tribal sources said.
News of the seizure of Hazm came as the Saudi-led coalition that has fought rebels for months said two ballistic missiles were launched from Yemen towards Saudi Arabia.
Troops loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and allied tribesmen seized Hazm after making significant gains in the neighbouring region of Marib, the sources said.
On Thursday, Yemeni troops captured the northwestern town of Harad after crossing over from Saudi Arabia where they had been trained and equipped.
About 1,000 soldiers were involved in the operation to take the town, a Yemeni military official said, adding that "intensive fighting took place in Harad".
He said dozens of renegade troops allied with the Iran-backed Huthi Shiite rebels had been killed.
Riyadh said that one missile fired today was intercepted by the kingdom's air defences, but said the other hit an area of desert east of the Saudi city of Najran.
It did not mention any casualties.
Clashes have been frequent along the border with Saudi Arabia, where rebel strikes have killed more than 80 people since March when the coalition campaign against the rebels began.
A fragile ceasefire has been repeatedly violated since it took effect on Tuesday to coincide with UN-sponsored peace talks being held behind closed doors in Switzerland.
News of the seizure of Hazm came as the Saudi-led coalition that has fought rebels for months said two ballistic missiles were launched from Yemen towards Saudi Arabia.
Troops loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and allied tribesmen seized Hazm after making significant gains in the neighbouring region of Marib, the sources said.
About 1,000 soldiers were involved in the operation to take the town, a Yemeni military official said, adding that "intensive fighting took place in Harad".
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Riyadh said that one missile fired today was intercepted by the kingdom's air defences, but said the other hit an area of desert east of the Saudi city of Najran.
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Clashes have been frequent along the border with Saudi Arabia, where rebel strikes have killed more than 80 people since March when the coalition campaign against the rebels began.
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