Yemen army claims control of port city of Mokha

The Yemeni army said it has taken full control of Mokha, a port city southwest of the capital Sanaa that had been taken by Houthi rebels in November 2014. Brigade General Ahmed Seif al-Yafai said in press remarks on Monday that his forces entered Mokha, where dozens of families were seen fleeing days of clashes and bombardment. Government forces were combing the port, an agencies’ journalist accompanying the troops said. Government forces said that the rebels were of using the port in Mokha to smuggle weapons into Yemen.