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Scores of soldiers - including high-ranking commanders - fighting on behalf of Saudi Arabia against Yemen have been killed in retaliatory attacks by Yemeni forces in the country’s al-Jawf region, a report said.
They were killed in operations carried out jointly by the Yemeni army and Popular Committees in al-Jawf’s al-Wadiyah region on Friday, Yemen’s al-Masirah television reported.
Meanwhile, allied Yemeni forces have begun large-scale operations against Saudi Arabian military bases, including those in the southern Najran region. The operations involve the use of heavy missile and artillery fire.
The Yemeni Defense Ministry says at least 30 different positions and military bases held by Saudi Arabian forces have been completely cleared in the preliminary phase of the large-scale offensive.
According to the Defense Ministry, large numbers of military vehicles have been destroyed in the operations.
Yemen’s army spokesman Brigadier General Sharaf Luqman announced the launch of the offensive against Saudi Arabia on Thursday, surrounding the Saudi cities of Najran and Jizan.
Yemen has been under constant military attacks by Riyadh since late March. The military strikes were launched to supposedly undermine the popular Ansarullah movement, and bring fugitive former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, a Saudi ally, back to power.
More than 7,500 people have been killed and over 14,000 others wounded since March 26.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
