15 Saudi Troops, 5 UAE Officers Killed in Ma'rib Province

Rasa - The Yemeni army and popular forces inflicted heavy casualties and losses on the Saudi and the Emirati forces in Ma'rib province, killing several of them in heavy clashes.

News ID: 423396

Date: 09 September 2016 - 23:54

RNA - At least 15 Saudi troops and 5 Emirati officers were killed in the Yemeni forces' attack on the UAE Forces' Command Center in Sarawah region in Ma'rib province.

A sum of 17 other UAE officers were also injured in the attack.

In early June, a senior Ansarullah commander disclosed that the UAE's special forces have been deployed to Bab al-Mandeb region to help the US train the terrorist groups there.

"The Emirati forces are currently stationed in Bab al-Mandeb Strait and they provide the terrorists and militias with logistical and financial support," Hossein al-Houthi told FNA.

Al-Houthi said that the main reason for the presence of terrorists in Bab al-Mandeb region is to occupy there, because occupying Bab al-Mandeb benefits Washington and Tel Aviv.

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