Yemeni army controls 150 km area of Saudi military sites in Jizan

JIZAN, May 29 (YPA) – The Yemeni army backed by the popular committees have taken control of an area of more than 150 square kilometers on Jizan front during a major military operation, a military source reported on Saturday.

According to the source, the army and committees launched a large-scale attack of three main tracks on the Saudi army positions in Jizan from the axis of Al-Khouba and Jari Valley, and controlled sites of the “MBC” mountain, ‘Al-Fakhthia’ hills, ‘Al-Bayda’ hill, ‘Al-Amoud’, ‘Tawaleq’ and ‘Sharq Qaim Sayyab’.

The military source confirmed the killing of more than 80 officers and soldiers of the Saudi army and Sudanese mercenaries, and the destruction and burning of 29 armored vehicles and military cars.

He pointed out that those areas liberated by the Yemeni army were under the control of joint Saudi forces and Sudanese and Yemeni mercenaries from the so-called “Al-Maghaweer Brigade.”

Earlier in the day, the army’s military media published significant scenes of this offensive operation launched by the army and the popular committees on Jizan front.

YPA