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Saudi Tank, Drones Destroyed in Retaliatory Attacks by Yemeni Forces

Monday 6 July 2015
Saudi Tank, Drones Destroyed in Retaliatory Attacks by Yemeni Forces
Alwaght-Yemeni forces have destroyed a Saudi tank during a rocket attack on a military base in the southwestern region of Jizan.  
Yemeni forces also carried out separate attacks on a Saudi army base and an administrative headquarters in kingdom’s southwestern Najran region and a base in Dhahran Aljanoub, south of the 'Asir region.
Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters supported by allied forces carried out the retaliatory attack early on Monday.
Elswhere Yemen's Air Force shot down a Saudi spy drone in the Northwestern province of Sa'ada on Sunday, the second pilotless aircraft of the Riyadh army that has been targeted in the skies of the war-torn country on the same day.
According to local reports, the Yemeni forces intercepted and shot down a Saudi Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the district of al-Baqa with their surface-to-air missiles.
The Yemeni army and popular forces have so far shot down several Saudi drones.
Meanwhile, at least seven civilians were killed after Saudi jets targeted a residential area in the city of Mualla in the southwestern Aden province.
One civilian also died following multiple Saudi strikes against the southwestern Ta’izz province.   
According to local Yemeni sources, over 4,500 people have been killed since Riyadh launched its military campaign against Yemen on March 26. Most of the casualties of the Saudi aggression on Yemen are civilians especially innocent women and children.
Saudi Arabia’s attacks on its impoverished neighbor are carried out without authorization from the United Nations and regardless of international calls for the halting of the onslaught.
The Saudi regime has defied calls to halts its brutal attacks against Yemeni civilians during the holy Month of Ramadhan

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