JEDDAH: Saudi armed forces guarding on the southern border thwarted an attack by the Yemeni Houthi militias and forces loyal to ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh before daybreak Sunday. The attack was staged opposite the Alab crossing-point in the southern Zahran region.
Members of the Saudi forces were able to kill up to 40 of the attackers, while Arab coalition planes targeted a large group of militiamen across the Saudi border, an army source said, and added that the planes also destroyed a large amount of hardware and four-wheel vehicles in the offensive.
Arab coalition forces also conducted a hot-pursuit operation inside Yemen to cleanse one of the locations that has pockets of Houthi militiamen and Saleh supporters. The coalition also attacked the militias in the Jar region in Abas directorate in Hija governorate.
The forces also attacked other insurgent locations in Asilaan, in the Shubwa governorate. Forces also shelled a location where a Houthi congregation was assembled.
Meanwhile, the forces allied with the legitimate government in Yemen are involved in fierce battles to the west of Tashreefat to stop the Houthi militias from entering the region.
Yemeni sources have confirmed the death of Hussein Rasheed Al-Hisswi, a Houthi battlefield commander of Hardh and Midi fronts and in charge of weapon stores.
Members of the Saudi forces were able to kill up to 40 of the attackers, while Arab coalition planes targeted a large group of militiamen across the Saudi border, an army source said, and added that the planes also destroyed a large amount of hardware and four-wheel vehicles in the offensive.
Arab coalition forces also conducted a hot-pursuit operation inside Yemen to cleanse one of the locations that has pockets of Houthi militiamen and Saleh supporters. The coalition also attacked the militias in the Jar region in Abas directorate in Hija governorate.
The forces also attacked other insurgent locations in Asilaan, in the Shubwa governorate. Forces also shelled a location where a Houthi congregation was assembled.
Meanwhile, the forces allied with the legitimate government in Yemen are involved in fierce battles to the west of Tashreefat to stop the Houthi militias from entering the region.
Yemeni sources have confirmed the death of Hussein Rasheed Al-Hisswi, a Houthi battlefield commander of Hardh and Midi fronts and in charge of weapon stores.
