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The police commander of the so-called “Tahrir Brigade” was killed on Wednesday in an exchange of fire with the Yemeni army along the Saudi border province of Najran, a military official told Yemen Press Agency.
According to the official, Mohammed al-Ra’I along with several others of his men, were killed when they tried to advance towards the positions of the army forces in Boqa desert.
Saudi Arabia and a number of its regional allies launched a devastating military campaign against Yemen in March 2015, with the aim of bringing the government of Hadi back to power and crushing the country’s Houthi Ansarullah movement.
The Saudi-led war has also taken a heavy toll on the country’s infrastructure, destroying hospitals, schools, and factories. The UN has already said that a record 22.2 million Yemenis are in dire need of food, including 8.4 million threatened by severe hunger.
According to the world body, Yemen is suffering from the most severe famine in more than 100 years.
A number of Western countries, the US and Britain in particular, are also accused of being complicit in the ongoing aggression as they supply the Riyadh regime with advanced weapons and military equipment as well as logistical and intelligence assistance.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
