Local Editor

At least four Saudi soldiers were killed and eight others injured in retaliatory attacks by Yemeni forces against the Asir region in Saudi Arabia on Friday.

Saudi media, citing an Interior Ministry official, said that the Yemeni army and allied Popular Committees targeted the Saudi military base of al-Misal in the Dhahran al-Janoub region of Asir in Saudi Arabia on Friday, killing at least four Saudi military officers and wounding eight others.

Saudi Arabia has been carrying out airstrikes in Yemen since March, while Yemeni forces continue to respond to the attacks.

Moreover, despite Saudi Arabia’s recent announcement on Saturday that there would be a temporary five-day halt in its military aggression against Yemen from late on Sunday, Saudi-led aerial bombardment of the country continued unabated. Saudi Arabia has already violated several ceasefires in Yemen.

A Saudi-led coalition backed by the United States has been carrying out airstrikes against Yemen since March. The airstrikes have not been authorized by the UN.

Based on UN figures, over 3,261 people have been killed, 1,670 of whom were civilians in the Saudi onslaught.