Saudi-backed commander wounded in Jawf clashes

JAWF, Nov. 04 (YPA) – Yasser Al-Maabri, the Saudi-appointed commander of the Saudi-backed First Emergency Division, was wounded by Sanaa forces in eastern Jawf province.

Sources familiar with the matter reported on Wednesday that Al-Maabri, a Salafist leader, was seriously wounded in clashes in the Dahidah Mountains in the Al-Aqir area, which also left other fighters dead and wounded.

They added that he was wounded after arriving at the head of armed reinforcements in the area in recent hours. No statement has yet been issued by Saudi-backed leaders to confirm or deny the incident.

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