20 Saudi Soldiers Killed in Jizan

Local Editor

Yemeni Defense Ministry announced that at least 20 Saudi soldiers were killed in clashes in the kingdom's southwestern region of Jizan.

They were killed after Yemeni forces thwarted their attempt to take back the control of the strategic Jabal al-Doud district of Jizan, the ministry said on Friday.

In the context, Yemeni al-Masirah television also said the army and its allied forces fired a missile into an airport in Jizan, with no immediate word on possible damage or casualties.

Elsewhere in Ma'rib Province, Yemeni ground forces advanced against Saudi-led forces in the Sarvah district, while Saudi warplanes bombed two areas to the west.

Besides, at least six militants were killed Friday in an attack in the al-Basateen district in Yemen's second city of Aden.

Yemen has been under Saudi aggression since March 26 last year. The Saudi strikes have been meant to undermine the Ansarullah revolutionaries and bring fugitive President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi back to power.

Nearly 8,280 people, among them 2,236 children, were reportedly killed and over 16,000 others injured. The strikes have also taken a heavy toll on the impoverished country's infrastructure, destroying many hospitals, schools, and factories.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team