Local Editor
At least 17 Saudi-backed foreign fighters, including six Sudanese soldiers, were killed in al-Huriqiya area in south of Taiz province, a military official said Friday.
The official stated that a missile bombing of the Yemeni army and popular committees targeted gatherings of the aggression’s hirelings in al-Huriqiya area of Thubab district, killing 17 of the aggression’s hirelings and destroying an armored vehicle.
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 10,000 people have been killed and over 16,000 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
