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The Sudanese army has been participating in the Saudi-led military coalition since 2015 in a regional effort to back the regime of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi after he was ousted from the capital Sana’a by the Houthi Ansarullah revolutionaries.
According to the Khartoum-based Al-Saiha newspaper Friday, Sudan’s state minister of defence Maj. Gen. Ali Salim disclosed that preparations are underway to send a new batch of troops to Yemen.
Last month, Sudanese military sources revealed that 21 Sudanese troops have been killed in Yemen, including 4 officers.
The Sudanese forces include elements from the regular army and the Rapid Support Forces.
Saudi officials said they want to benefit from the Sudanese experience in the counterinsurgency warfare.
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
