Aden, Jan 11 (TIWN) Yemeni forces have announced the capture of the oil-rich province of Shabwa from the Houthi militia after intense battles.

“After 10 days of ferocious armed confrontations, the Houthi rebel militants were expelled from all the districts of Shabwa,” the southern Giants Brigades said in astatement.

The pro-government forces revealed that large-scale military operations were launched in cooperation with the Saudi Arabia-led coalition against the rebels in Shabwa.