YEMEN Press Agency

Two military commanders loyal to coalition injured in traffic accident in Taiz

TAIZ, Feb. 07 (YPA) –  Two military commanders loyal to Saudi-led coalition forces injured on Monday morning, in an accident in an incident which its circumstances were not yet clear.

 This was reported by Yemen News Portal, based on testimonies of local sources.

 According to the sources, Khaled Fadhil, commander of the Taiz axis  affiliated with the Islah party, and the head of axis operations, commander of the 5th Brigade , Adnan Ruzaiq, were injured at dawn in a traffic incident on the Hijat al-Abd road between Taiz and Lahj, while he was travelling with Ruzaiq to Aden in response to the request of coalition.

 They sustained moderate injuries and were rushed to the Al-Turbah Hospital in al-Shamaytin district before being taken to a hospital in Taiz city, the sources added.

 The sources believed that the incident was orchestrated by the UAE and its factions represented by Tarik Saleh to get rid of Fadhil, who is considered to be Ali Mohsen’s man  in Taiz, especially after he repeated threats to retake Mocha district from Tariq’s forces.

 E.M