Yemeni army soldiers, backed by fighters from allied Popular Committees, haveshot dead eight Saudi troops and pro-Saudi militiamen loyal to resignedYemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadiin the kingdoms southwesternborder regions of Jizan and Asir.
They killed three Saudi troopsin theTabat al-Zabreh area of Jizan region, located 969 kilometers south of the capital, Riyadh, on Wednesday evening, Arabic-language al-Masirah television network reported.
Army troops and Popular Committees fighters also launched an attack on an outpost in the Tabat al-Ghomameh area of the same Saudi region, killing a Saudi trooper there.
Separately, four Saudi-sponsored militiamen were fatally shot at the Alab border crossingin Saudi Arabia's southwestern and border region ofAsir.
Later, Yemeni soldiers and their allies fired a missile at the gatherings of Saudi soldiers in theal-Rabu'ahtown of Asir, though no words on possible casualties and the extent of damage were reported.
Troops also launched a salvo of Katyusharockets at the al-Mostahaddeth base near the Reqabah al-Hamad region, as well as artillery rounds at al-Ash base in Saudi Arabias southwestern region of Najran. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
On Thursday morning, Yemeni forces fired a medium-range ballistic missile at Shaab al-Jinnmilitary outpost close to Mandeb Strait, killing and injuring scores of Saudi mercenaries.
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Yemeni Houthi Ansarullah fighters, dressed in army fatigues, march in a parade during a gathering in the capital Sanaa on January 1, 2017. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]Moreover, Yemeni soldiers and Popular Committees fighterslaunched a domestically-manufactured Zelzal-2 (Earthquake-2) missile at a position of pro-Saudi militiamen in the al-Saaq region of the central Yemeni province of Shabwah. No reports of casualties were available.
Saudi warplanescarried out three airstrikes against Usaylan districtin the same Yemeni province early on Thursday, with no immediate word on possible casualties.Saudi jets alsobombarded al-Omari region in the Dhubab district of the southwestern Yemeniprovince of Ta'izz.
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Yemenis inspect damage in an area near a communications tower hit by Saudi airstrikes in the port city of Hudaydah on November 27, 2016. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]Yemeni forces and their allied fighters usually carry out retaliatory attacks against Saudi Arabia, which has been waging a war on the impoverished country since March 2015.
The Saudi war on Yemen, which has killed at least 11,400 Yemenis, was launched in an unsuccessful attempt to reinstate a former government.
The Saudi war has also taken a heavy toll on the countrys facilities and infrastructure, destroying many hospitals, schools, and factories.
