Pro-legitimate Yemeni forces take Aden port from Houthis

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Wednesday 15 Jul 2015 - 15:50 Makkah mean time-28-9-1436 Aden (IINA) – Yemeni forces backed by Saudi-led coalition took over the main port of the southern city of Aden and the adjoining district of Mualla on Wednesday, residents and the fighters said, as part of an offensive against the Houthi group, according to Reuters. This advancement into Aden port comes as part of an offensive dubbed "Operation Golden Arrow", launched Tuesday with the participation of pro-legitimacy Yemeni army, backed by the Arab coalition forces, in order to recapture the areas controlled by the rebel militia groups in southern Yemen since last March. AB/IINA