Yemen’s Defense Minister praises army’s triumphs, national positions

JAWF, June 5 (YPA) – Yemen’s Defense Minister Maj. Genl. Mohammad Nasser al-Atafi praised on Wednesday great triumphs and courageous national positions by the Yemeni army against the Saudi-led aggression coalition and its mercenaries.

The move came during his visit to sites of the army in al-Ajashar dessert in Jawf province.

The minister delivered his speech before the army and fighters in the province conveying greetings and congratulations of revolution leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi and president of the Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

“We are proud to have been in the military sites with our army and fighters defending homeland and its sovereignty from the foreign aggression,” al-Atafi said.

Al-Atafi affirmed that there is progress and development in various military industrial fields for rebuilding of the armed forces to confront challenges facing the Yemeni people.

Ali Ahsan