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A number of US-backed Saudi-led coalition mercenaries were killed and injured in retaliatory attacks launched by the Yemeni army and popular forces.
The operation took place when the allied forces repelled the mercenaries' attempts to infiltrate in Taiz province, a military official told Yemen’s state-run news agency Saba on Monday.
The military sites that came under fire are located in al-Quoz mountain, al-Qoroon hill, Numan mountain and al-Khazan hill in al Maafer district, the military official said.
The national forces carried out another qualitative operation targeting the locations of the Saudi-paid mercenaries in Hameer and the West Dar, the official added.
The military forces also repelled an infiltration attempt by the mercenaries in the mountain chain of Sawalha in Hifan district, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of dozens of militants.
Saudi Arabia began its deadly campaign against Yemen in late March 2015. The strikes were meant to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement and restore power to fugitive former president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
About 12,000 people have been killed and over 19,343 injured since Riyadh launched the airstrikes. The Saudi aggression has also taken a heavy toll on Yemen’s facilities and infrastructure.
Yemeni forces have been engaged in retaliatory attacks against the Saudi forces deployed in the country as well as targets inside Saudi Arabia.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
