Local Editor
At least 18 Saudi-paid mercenaries were confirmed dead on Thursday following a fierce offensive launched by the Yemeni army and popular forces on several mercenary positions in Taiz governorate, a military official told the state-run news agency Saba.
The militant hideouts were in Han Mountain, Osayfirah area and Salah valley.
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 11,403 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
