Yemeni Army Backed By Houthi Ansarullah Detain 101 Saudi Soldiers
KABUL: (MEP) The Yemeni army, backed by Popular Committees loyal to the Houthi Ansarullah movement detained 101 Saudi soldiers in the west-central Ma’rib province in special operations.
The Yemeni forces arrested the Saudi troops in early hours of Monday while trying to reach Ma’rib city, Yemen’s Arabic-language al-Masirah news website reported, adding that they had captured 30 more Saudi troopers in the same area on Sunday.
Dozens of Riyadh’s soldiers were also killed and four of their military vehicles destroyed in the operations by Yemeni forces, according to the source.
The report added that the captured soldiers were being transported to the area to further boost Saudi presence when Yemeni forces caught them.
Elsewhere in the province, Yemenis also targeted the Saudi-held Sahn al-Jin military base with missiles and managed to kill dozens others.
Yemenis carry out these attacks in retaliation for Saudi strikes, launched with the aim of undermining the Houthi Ansarullah movement and bringing back to power the country’s fugitive former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
Meanwhile, Saudi warplanes carried out multiple airstrikes on the western Sana’a province. They conducted two airstrikes on the Arhab district and two more aerial aggression against Hafa and Nahdain in al-Sabeen. The bombardments inflicted heavy damage to several houses and buildings.
