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Scores of Sudanese soldiers and officers were killed and wounded when they tried to cross the Saudi border and enter Yemen’s territories in Midi region in May.
According to military sources, the Sudanese troops were stopped by the Yemeni soldiers and Ansarullah fighters following fierce battles west of Yemen.
“136 Sudanese officers and soldiers were killed and 244 others were injured in Meidi desert, in the meantime, tens of military vehicles and a large volume of equipment were destroyed in the failed attempt,” the sources revealed.
On Sunday, fighters from Yemen’s Ansarullah movement engaged Saudi military forces near the kingdom’s Southwestern border regions, killing a captain in the clashes.
The state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that Captain Mohammed bin Eid bin Abdullah al-Subaie from ground forces was killed several days ago, when Ansarullah fighters launched an attack against a border outpost in Southern Saudi Arabia.
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
