Pro-coalition military leader killed in west of Taiz

TAIZ, March 25 (YPA) – A military commander affiliated with the Yemeni Islah Party loyal to the Saudi-led coalition was killed by the fire of the army and the popular committees on Maqbnah front in Taiz province.

Pro-coalition media outlets confirmed that the commander of the so-called “support and backing battalion” in the military police, Tariq Al-Himiari, was killed during an unsuccessful attempt to launch an attack on sites of the army and popular committees on Maqbnah front, west of Taiz.

Al-Himiari, who was holding a rank of major, is one of the most important commanders loyal to the coalition in the Maqbnah front, according to the coalition media.

YPA