Local Editor
Over 14 Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed when the Yemeni army and popular force repulsed their attempt to advance towards Khalid bin al-Waled camp in Taiz province, a military official told the state-run news agency Saba on Tuesday.
The militants, who were members of the battalion led by mercenary commander Raed al-Yafie, were trying to advance towards al-Santral hilltop near the camp.
The national forces also hit a military vehicle, injured the mercenary commander Hamid Shukri and killed three others of his companions, the official added.
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
