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By Murad al-Arifi and Assem Abdul Salam, Sanaa: The Saudi-led coalition forces on Wednesday launched a major military operation to recapture Yemeni port of Al-Hudaydah from Shia Houthi rebels. “The operation to recapture Al-Hudaydah city and port has begun,” Yemeni military spokesman Abdullah al-Shuabi told Anadolu Agency. Sounds of explosions and bombing were heard in the southern outskirts of the port city by Saudi-led coalition warplanes and warships. Al-Shuabi said government forces have captured major military sites at the city’s southern entrance. He said scores of Houthi rebels had surrendered themselves during the first...