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Monday 30 March 2015 - 00:52
Story Code : 157514

35 dead, dozens wounded in Saudi overnight raids on Yemen

At least 35 people have lost their lives and dozens of others sustained injuries as Saudi Arabia pushes ahead with its airstrikes against neighboring Yemen.

Doctor Ali Sarieh, director of medical emergenciesat the Yemeni Health Ministry, told the official military news service, 26september, on Sunday that Saudi airborne attacks onYemenkilled 35 people and wounded 88 others overnight.

He added that the Saudi military aircraft pounded areas in Sana'aprovince, where Ansarullah revolutionaries are in charge of the embattledseatofgovernment, as well as the northwestern and western provinces of Saada and Hudaydah.

On March 26, the Al Saud regime unleashed deadly air raids against Yemen in an attempt to restore power to fugitive Yemeni president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh.

Hadi stepped down in January and refused to reconsider the decision despite calls by Ansarullah revolutionaries. The Yemeni parliament did not approve his resignation.

Yemeni Houthi Ansarullah fighters ride on an armed truck to patrol the international airport in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 28, 2015. APGradually, as the Yemeni government failed to provide security and properly run the affairs of the country, the Ansarullah fighters started to take control of state matters to contain corruption and terror.

The fugitive president fled Aden to the Saudi capital city of Riyadh after Ansarullah revolutionaries advanced toward Aden, where he had sought to set up a rival power base, and withdrew his resignation.

The Houthis, however, say Hadi lost his legitimacy as president of the country after he escaped the capital in February.

Fugitive Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi is greeted by Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi after his arrival to attend the 26th Arab League summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on March 27, 2015. ( AP)Hadi left the 26th Arab League summit in Egypt for Saudi Arabia on Saturday,and his Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin saidhe will not return to Aden "for now."

By Press TV
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