YEMEN Press Agency

Yemeni army launches offensive on coalition-backed militants in Bayda

BAYDA, Sept. 21 (YPA) – The Yemeni army and popular committees on Friday launched a large-scale attack on the positions of the coalition-backed militants Qaniyah district in the central province of Bayda, a military official told Yemen Press Agency.

The attack left dozens of the militants killed and injured, the official added.

The official indicated that the offensive coincided with artillery shelling on the militants’ sites in which the militants have inflicted massive casualties.

The army forces were able to destroy a tank and burn a military vehicle in addition to seizing a large quantity of heavy and medium weapons during the attack.

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