25 Apr 2024
Monday 30 March 2015 - 17:33
Story Code : 157677

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan in joint drill near Yemen border

Amid continued Saudi aggression against Yemen, Saudi and Pakistani forces attend a joint military drill near the kingdoms border with its impoverished neighbor.

The official Saudi Press Agency reported the development on Monday withMajor General Fares bin Abdullah, a senior Saudi commander, tellingthe agency that the drills were part of a series of pre-planned exercises aimed at enhancing the kingdoms military efficiency.

He, however, claimed, The exercise is not related to any current military operations.

Pakistan has not decided yet whether to participate in the Saudi-led invasion of Yemen.

Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes on its southern neighbor at Wednesday midnight to defeat Houthi movements Ansarullah fighters. Thousands of Yemenis hit the streets on the following day to vent anger at what they call foreign intervention in their country.

Ansarullah fighters ride on an armed truck to patrol the Sana'a International Airport in Sana'a, Yemen, March 28, 2015.APRiyadh says it has launched the airstrikes to defend the legitimate government of Yemens fugitive president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who fled to the Saudi capital on March 26, upon his request. Riyadh has vowed to press ahead with the bombing until Hadi is reinstated.

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

The Saudi airstrikes, which have been launched without a United Nations mandate, have so far left dozens of people dead.

The latest airstrikes targeted the capital, Sanaa. Saudi-led fighter jets have also pounded the port of Mocha in the Taizz Province and an air defense camp in Marib Province.

By Press TV
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