Local Editor
Dozens of US-backed Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed and injured when Yemen’s national army backed by the popular committees on Friday thwarted their infiltration toward al-Salu district of Taiz province, a military official told the state-run news agency Saba.
Meanwhile, two military vehicles of the mercenaries were destroyed, one in al-Hamra hilltop area in Maqbanah district and the other in al-Manswrah area of al-Wazaiah district by the army's artillery in the same province, the official said.
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 11,403 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
