YEMEN Press Agency

U.S. Air Force takes part directly in Shabwa battles

SAHBWA, Jan. 10 (YPA) – U.S. aircraft directly participated on Monday in supporting the militants of the Saudi-led coalition forces in the ongoing battles against the Sanaa government forces, in Shabwa province, east of Yemen.

According to sources familaer with the matter, the drones believed to be American launched several air raids on areas under the control of the Sanaa government forces.

The sources pointed out that the airstrikes targeted the areas of Al-Manahiz and Jaadar areas, west of the province.

The type of participating drones had never been in the airspace of Shabwa, since the beginning of the war in 2015, and the raids carried out by these drones were similar to the raids launched by the U.S. fighters jets, in terms of the power of the missiles they fired.

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