Yemeni Vice President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah ordered army forces to move and support the popular resistance fighters in efforts to liberate Aden, resistance leader Sheikh Hammoud al Mekhlafi said.

In statements carried on Thursday by Aden Time website, Mekhlafi said he met with Bahah who ordered the start of operations to liberate Ta'iz from militias loyal to Houthis and former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

According to Mekhlafi, heavy machineguns and artillery of the Arab coalition were now on their way to Ta'iz from several directions.

Source: MENA