In a statement released on Monday, 16 Yemeni parties expressed their full support for Ansarullahs leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, calling on the movement to explore strategic options to counter the brutal Saudi military aggression against Yemen.
They also voiced support for the Yemeni army troops and fighters from allied Popular Committees who are engaged, alongside the Houthis, in heavy battles with al-Qaeda-linked Takfiri terrorists and militants loyal to fugitive former President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi.
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People gather following a Saudi airstrike on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on July 20, 2015. ( AFP)[/caption]The statement came on the same day as Saudi warplanes carried out three airstrikes against al-Mesaimeer district in Yemens southwestern province of Lahij.
Moreover, Saudi jets pounded residential neighborhoods in the al-Matammah district of the northern Yemeni province of al-Jawf, located approximately 110 kilometers (68 miles) north of Sanaa.
Artillery rounds and mortar shells fired by Saudi forces also rained down on al-Maamil, Jabal al-Ahmar and Wadi al-Jarah districts in Yemens northern provinces of Hajjaah and Saada.
However, there were no immediate reports of casualties in the Saudi air raids.
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The Yemeni supporters of the Houthi Ansarullah movement during a rally in the capital, Sanaa, against Saudi airstrikes, July 24, 2015 ( AFP)[/caption]Additionally, Yemeni army troopers backed by fighters from Popular Committees launched 22 rockets against al-Radif and al-Khojarah military bases in Saudi Arabias southwestern region of Jizan.
Saudi casualties
Meanwhile, five Saudi citizens sustained injuries when mortar shells fired by Yemeni soldiers and allied forces in retaliatory attacks struck al-Tawal and al-Khobe districts in the kingdoms Jizan region.
Mohammad bin Hassan al-Samghan, the acting civil defense spokesman for Jazan region, confirmed the casualties.
The Saudi aggression against Yemen started on March 26 without a UN mandate in a bid to undermine the Ansarullah movement and to restore power to Hadi, a staunch ally of Riyadh.
Rupert Colville, the spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said earlier this month that at least 1,693 civilians had been killed and 3,829 others injured in the Arab country since March 26.
However, local sources have a given a much higher number of fatalities, with some of them putting the death toll at more than 4,500.
By Press TV
