Commander: Yemeni Army, Popular Forces Advance Deep in Saudi Arabia's Jizan Province

Rasa - Senior military commanders announced that the Yemeni army and popular forces have continued their advances deep inside Saudi Arabia's Jizan province as other troops have inflicted heavy losses on the pro-Saudi forces in Ma'rib.

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Date: 09 September 2016 - 23:46

RNA - "Yemen's special forces have taken control of more military positions of the Saudi army in Jizan province in the border with Yemen," Senior Ansarullah Commander Ali al-Hamzani told FNA on Friday.

He also said that Assir and Najran provinces were also the scenes of tough battle between the Yemeni forces and the Saudi troops

Earlier on Friday, the Yemeni army pounded the military camps and positions of the forces loyal to Saudi Arabia in Ma'rib province with a ballistic missile.

Yemen's Zalzal-3 ballistic missile hit the pro-Saudi forces' camp in Ma's region in Ma'rib province, the Arabic-language al-Masira news channel reported.

The Yemeni ballistic missile precisely hit its target in Ma'rib province.

There were no reports on the exact  casualties of the Saudi forces, but it is believed that a large number of them have been killed in attack.

The Yemeni attacks came in response to Saudi Arabia's continued air raids on the civilian population across the impoverished nation.

In a relevant development on Thursday, Yemen's Zalzal-2 ballistic missile hit the pro-Saudi forces' military bases in the border province of Hajjah.

On Wednesday, the Yemeni forces reportedly seized two villages in Saudi Arabia’s Southwestern border province of Jizan amid Riyadh’s relentless military aggression against Yemen.

Yemeni forces took control over the al-Qarn and Dafinah villages in al-Khobe district, Southwest of Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, following fierce gun battles with Saudi troops there.

Tens of Saudi soldiers lost their lives during the bloody clashes, and scores of others sustained gunshot wounds.

A military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Saudi fighter jets carried out a raft of airstrikes against the positions of the Yemeni forces in the villages as part of attempts to retake them.

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