Saudi army artillery fire shells towards Yemen from a post close to the Saudi-Yemeni border, in southwestern Saudi Arabia, on April 13, 2015.

:: Yemeni legitimate forces advanced towards the Arhab District – in the capital Sanaa – after they tightened control over almost 90 percent of the Nihm district, an Al Arabiya correspondent reported.

They advanced with the support of the Saudi-led coalition’s air cover and the coalition’s and national army’s artillery shelling.

Meanwhile, Yemeni sources said Houthi militias kidnapped around 12 civilians from Arhab and blew up three houses.

They also said that the Houthis attacked several towns in Arhab, such as Al-Arshan and Al-Ghoula, and raided houses, adding that the militias’ armored vehicles deployed there as well.