Local Editor
London-based al-Araby al-Jadeed newspaper reported that a booby-trapped explosion targeted Saudi-backed forces in Aden on Sunday.
The attack occurred when a convoy of Saudi armored vehicles was on its way from Aden international airport to the headquarters of coalition forces.
No casualties were reported, but the blast destroyed a Saudi armored vehicle.
The paper said that the attack was the first military action against Saudi forces since they were replaced by Emirati forces in October.
No individual or group has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to Press TV.
Both the UAE-sponsored separatists and the Saudi-backed militants loyal to Hadi serve the Riyadh-led military coalition and have been engaged in a bloody war on Yemeni people since March 2015.
Ties between the two sides have soured over a number of issues, including what the Yemenis view as the UAE's intention to occupy Yemen’s strategic Socotra Island and gain dominance over major waterways in the region.
The US-based Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), a nonprofit conflict-research organization, estimates that the Saudi war on Yemen has claimed more than 100,000 lives over the past nearly five years.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have purchased billions of dollars worth of weapons from the United States, France and the United Kingdom in their war on Yemen.
The UN says over 24 million Yemenis are in dire need of humanitarian aid, including 10 million suffering from extreme levels of hunger.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
