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The Yemeni army and popular forces on Wednesday morning shot down a Saudi-led coalition Apache helicopter in Taiz governorate, a military official told the state-run news agency Saba.
Reports said the chopper was downed in the Dhubab district of Taiz Province, north of the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Al-Masirah TV network reported that Yemeni army troops had also stopped pro-Saudi forces from making advancements in several areas.
Meanwhile, Saudi jets repeatedly pounded different districts in Mahwit and Ma’rib provinces, reports said.
According to the reports, the residential areas in Matun district of Jawf Province were bombed by Saudi jets as well.
Elsewhere, a woman was injured as Saudi fighter jets bombed Zabira village in Kersh district of Lahij Province.
Saudi Arabia launched its deadly campaign against Yemen in March 2015 in an attempt to reinstall Yemen’s fugitive former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, a staunch ally of Riyadh.
Through the March 2015-present military campaign, Saudi Arabia has been unsuccessfully seeking to return power to Yemen’s former president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
The Yemeni army and allied fighters have been defending the nation against the invasion, which has claimed over 11,400 lives, according to the latest tallies.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
