YEMEN FIGHTING PUSHES NEARLY 3,000 TO DJIBOUTI IN LESS THAN A WEEK- UN. (PHOTO).
Yemen fighting pushes nearly 3,000 to Djibouti in less than a week: UN Nearly 3,000 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti in less than a week as escalating violence drives growing displacement within the country and across its borders, the UN refugee agency said Friday. “Refugees continue to arrive by boat through Obock, Khor Angar, Moulhoule and Godoria after difficult journeys in small vessels,” UNHCR representative in Djibouti Sandrine Desamours told reporters in Geneva, Anadolu Agency reported. More than half of those crossing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are women and children, while some families have been displaced for a second time after previously fleeing Yemen during the 2015 crisis and later returning. UNHCR is preparing for at least 10,000 new arrivals but warned that capacity is rapidly diminishing. Markazi refugee village, designed for 5,000 people, was already hosting more than 2,700 Yemenis and 1,500 Eritreans. More than 100,000 people have also been displaced ins...
According to a statement posted on the Defense Headquarters website it reads ''The mopping up operations in Balmo forest is yielding more discoveries of arms stock pilled in underground cells in the forest.Troops who have been excavating various sites in the forest in search of hidden weapons,have so far recovered over 10 rifles along with parts and accessories as well as more than 80 General purpose machine guns,tubes of Rocket Propelled Grenades and launches cables,wires and thousands of rounds of assorted ammunition.Also recovered in the search are uniforms of security agencies including protective clothing.Mean while,suspects captured in the forest have been taken into custoday and are volunteering information linking the activities in the forest with other terrorist activities in the country''.More photos below. 
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