Yemeni legitimate government forces edged closer to Sanaa on Tuesday and were within just around 60 km from the capital after seizing key positions held by the Iranian-backed coup rebels, reports from Yemen said on Wednesday. After heavy clashes with the insurgents, the army and the national resistance occupied Nahm area, nearly 60 km from Sanaa in North Yemen , the report said. "The army and resistance fighters have reached 60 km from Sanaa, their closest point to the capital since it was seized by the rebels in September last year," Sky News Arabia said, quoting military sources in Yemen. Yemen's news website Masdar Online said the army and resistance have made major achievements on the Sanaa front over the past few weeks with the support of the Arab coalition warplanes. It said large government forces and resistance men were now deployed around Sanaa ready to advance in case the peace process collapses. In the Southwestern Taiz governorate, coalition jets pounded rebel targets in response to their shelling of residential areas in violation of a ceasefire. The report said the aircraft carried out at least five raids on Tuesday against Houthi positions in Rahida, Shareeja and Kirsh areas.
