ADEN, August 18, 2018 (MENA) - Thirty-one Houthi militants were killed in clashes with the Yemeni army in Baqim district in Saada, Yemeni sources said on Saturday. A whole family was killed in a shelling that was launched by the Houthi militias on a village in Hajjah province, Al Arabiya news channel reported, quoting the sources as saying The sources said that the Houthi militias are targeting civilians in Hajjah province, a move that coincides with the heavy losses inflicted on them by the Yemeni army, backed by the Arab coalition. Spokesperson of the coalition to restore legitimacy in Yemen, Colonel Turki Al Malki announced that the Yemeni forces are advancing towards the center of Hiran town after destroying the Houthi fortifications.