Several Saudi-backed militiamen killed in Najran, Jizan

NAJRAN, May 26 (YPA) – Several of Saudi-backed militiamen were killed and others wounded on Saturday in an artillery shelling of the Yemeni army on their positions in Najran region, a military official told Yemen Press Agency.

The artillery shelling targeted the militias’ gatherings off al-Khadra crossing and at Alib mountains, leaving several of dead and wounded in their ranks.

Five of the militiamen were gunned down in the north of al-Maa’yn valley in Jizan region, according to the official.

A Saudi military bulldozer was destroyed by an artillery shelling off Alib crossing in Asir region, the official added.

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