29 Mar 2024
Saturday 5 January 2019 - 18:08
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Yemeni troops hit Saudi bases in retaliation for air raids

Press TV - Yemens army, backed by Houthi forces, has launched fresh retaliatory attacks against Saudi forces inside the kingdom, leaving an unspecified number of them killed or injured.

Troops fired ballistic missiles and artillery shells at Saudi mercenariesin the Najran region,Yemens al-Masirah television network reported.

The al-Hammad and Akefah military bases were hit by the projectiles, including a Zalzal-1 rocket, with more missiles fired at the gathering of Saudi mercenaries inthe nearby Jizan region, it said.

Yemen'stribal forcesin the southern province of Shabwa carried out their own retaliatory attacks against UAE and Saudi mercenaries, killing at least 10 fighters.

The retaliation reportedly came after helicopters flown by the United Arab Emirates attacked the impoverished countrys southwest, killing seven civilians.

The Saudi kingdom has enlisted the UAEas its closest ally in the invasion which began inMarch 2015 to restore a former government after itresigned and fled to Riyadh.

The war has claimed thousands since its onset and placed Yemen very close to the edge of famine.

Last year, the Saudi-backed former officials and Yemens popular Houthi Ansarullah movement hammered out a ceasefire agreement in Sweden.

The deal has mandated a truce in Yemens western al-Hudaydah Province, whose main port receives the majority of vital aid sent for the country.
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