Six Saudi, Pakistani soldiers reportedly killed in cross-border operation behind Saudi lines

JIZAN, Oct. 21 (YPA) – Local media outlets in southern Yemen reported on Wednesday that six soldiers—including four Saudi nationals and two Pakistani nationals—were killed in a military operation conducted by Sanaa forces behind Saudi lines along the border front opposite Saada Governorate.

According to the reports, citing local sources, a small unit of Sanaa forces infiltrated behind Saudi positions opposite the border district of Munabbih, targeting two military vehicles belonging to the Saudi Border Guard along a road in ‘Wadi Al-Miftah’.

The operation resulted in the deaths of the six soldiers, while the infiltrating unit safely withdrew following the operation, the sources added.

The details of the operation and the casualty figures could not be independently verified, and no official confirmation has been issued by the Saudi side regarding the incident.

YPA