Pro-Saudi field commander killed in Sanaa forces’ attack in Taiz

TAIZ, Oct. 27 (YPA) – A field commander affiliated with pro-Saudi factions and several of his escorts were killed others were wounded in an attack by Sanaa forces in the past few hours in Sabir al-Mawadim district of Taiz province.

Local sources confirmed that Abdul Hakim al-Shuraihi, commander of the Akm al-Rahn front in al-Najadah and affiliated with the Islah Party, was killed along with his escorts, including Nasser Lotf al-Azzani, in a Sanaa direct strike targeting Saudi-backed military build-ups in the area.

The sources added that al-Shuraihi’s death came amid mounting casualties among commanders and recruits of pro-Saudi factions on the Taiz front and other fronts, as well as Sanaa forces’ extensive control over various areas.

Saudi-backed elements have suffered heavy losses on several fronts surrounding Taiz city. The latest was the killing on Monday of Abdul Basit al-Naqeeb, commander of the so-called Rapid Intervention Battalion in the 145th Brigade and head of the old airport and Mudharat front, along with several of his escorts.

It is worth noting that the Islah Party has recruited dozens of women, provided them with light and medium weapons, and deployed them to front lines against Sanaa forces, according to video clips circulated on social media.

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