The Yemeni military has been embroiled in a battle with the Houthi militias that caused causalities on both sides but has brought the government one step closer to securing Al Dhalea province, a strategically important area between Aden and Sanaa, the Yemeni capital.

The clashes come in light of a massive Houthi redeployment where they have transferred more than three brigades from the port city of Hodeidah to Al Dhalea.

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Turkey’s military bombarded positions of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq on Saturday, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

The bombardment occurred the day before nationwide local elections in Turkey, which present the first opportunity for Turkey’s citizens to express their opinion about the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan since he gained vast new powers last June.

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