Obeid said retaking Hodeidah's strategic seaport from Houthis and ending the presence of the Iranian-backed militias in the country's western part need well-planned massive battles that will be tough at the same time.
"The Houthis will use densely populated areas as military sites for their fighters, making it difficult for UAE-backed forces advance or attack the rebels by artillery or airstrikes," Obeid told Xinhua.
He pointed out that the Saudi Arabia-led coalition might use new military strategies to defeat the Houthi rebel group that is using residential areas as a shield for its fighters in Hodeidah.
Huge weapons cargos will be airdropped along with elite special troops into Houthi-held areas inside Hodeidah including the seaport to pave the way for other forces positioned in the city's outskirts to advance fast, according to the military expert Ali Naji Obeid.
A Yemeni government official based in Aden told Xinhua that "our troops have fulfilled their promise and freed several areas in Hodeidah, and dozens of tanks and armored vehicles were moved from Aden toward Hodeida. Houthi pockets hiding inside residential areas will be cleared in the coming days."
On June 13, the Arab coalition, backing internationally-recognized government of Yemen's President Hadi, declared a major assault to recapture Hodeidah and the Yemeni western Red Sea coast from the Houthis.
Yemen's government and Saudi Arabia have repeatedly accused the Houthis of using the port to smuggle Iranian weapons. Both Houthis and Iran denied the accusation.
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