Yemeni Army Thwarts Large-scale Creeping of Mercenaries in Marib

By Staff, al-Masirah

Yemeni Army and Popular Committees have thwarted a large-scale creeping by the Saudi-mercenaries in Marib governorate.

“The Yemeni Forces were able to thwart a massive advance this morning in the Sirwah district of Marib governorate," Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesman, Brigadier General Yehya Saree said on Tuesday.

"Our forces inflicted the enemy heavy losses in lives and equipment, killing and injuring dozens without [allowing them] to make any progress," he added.

Saree noted that the aerial aggression launched 20 raids during the past six hours, including 14 raids on the Khub wa al-Sha’af district of al-Jawf governorate and 6 raids on the Serwah district of Marib governorate.

A day earlier, Saree confirmed that the US-Saudi forces are continuing their escalation, stressing that the aggression will be responded to by the Yemeni Armed Forces.

Saree said that the US-Saudi forces carried out 4 creeps and an infiltration attempt in Jizan, al-Baydha, Marib and Taiz. He pointed out that the Army and Popular Committees encountered the creeps, killing and injuring dozens of the mercenaries.

Brigadier Saree mentioned that the US-Saudi aggression launched 11 raids, including 9 in Marib and 2 in al-Baydha.