[25/October/2009]  

SAADA, Oct  25 (Saba) – A security cordon on Sa'ada entrances and strict supervision on arms dealers have been imposed in the past few days.

The measures come as the army continues to rid the north of the Houthi rebels within an assault that started in August.

Many of those involved in selling weapons to Houthi suspects
were detained in Sana'a and Dhamar, triggering a security cordon along the road leading to Sa'ada in north Yemen to prevent supplies and weapons from reaching the insurgents who have been fighting the troops since 2004.

A lot of attempts to provide the rebels with food and weapons were foiled recently in a sign of continuous collapse of the insurgents as their food started to essentially decrease.

However, the authorities are working on safe access for supplies for the locals with aid transported by the people themselves.

In recent weeks, many people were arrested in several northern and eastern provinces on suspicion of having links to the insurgency in Saada.

In Saada and Amran hundreds of rebels have been killed, wounded and arrested and many others surrendered.

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Saba