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A Saudi-led air strike killed at least six allied Yemeni soldiers on Monday in friendly fire attacks on their base 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Sana’a, a military source said.
"An erroneous strike by coalition warplanes killed six troops -- one officer and five soldiers," a military source based in the regime stronghold Marib told AFP on condition of anonymity.
He said another 15 troops were wounded in the strike on a national army camp in the mountainous region of Nihm, a contested territory halfway between Sana’a and Marib.
A second regime military source gave a higher toll of 20 killed, including three prominent commanders.
The Saudi-led coalition did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Saudi Arabia launched its Yemen military alliance in 2015 with the stated goal of restoring the resigned regime of former President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi to power by force and rolling back Houthi gains.
The campaign has seriously damaged the country’s infrastructure. Local Yemeni sources have put the death toll from the Saudi war at over 13,000, including many women and children.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
