Forces of the Yemeni national army have advanced in their battles against Al-Houthi militia in northern Al-Jawf governorate and recovered a number of important military sites thereof. The advancement of the Yemeni Armed Forces, according to a Yemeni military source which was quoted by the website of (September Net), came following a surprise attack of the army forces supported by the Arab Coalition's Apache helicopter gunships against the military sites of the Iranian-backed Al-Houthi militia in the Directorate of Khoob Al-Shaghaf northern Al-Jawf. The Yemeni army's attack inflicted heavy losses of Al-Houthi militiamen and their heavy weapons.