Alwaght- Ansarullah Movement fighters fired on Wednesday a ballistic missile at Saudi mercenaries' camp in southern Yemen where.
"Major General Ahmed Saif al-Yafei, deputy chief of general staff, was killed along with several others when the missile hit the camp near al-Mokha city early this morning," Reuters reported.
Formerly the 4th Region commander of the Hadi loyalists' death is a deep blow to the Saudi-backed militants.
Major General Ahmed Saif al-Yafei
Forces loyal to Mansur Hadi, Who resigned as Yemen President and fled to Saudi Capital, launched an offensive on January 2017 on Al-Mokha city where was controlled by Yemeni resistant movement.
The strategic Red Sea port of Al-Mokha, located close to the Bab al-Mandab, is shipping lane through which much of the world's oil passes.
Saudi Arabia launched a bloody aggression against neighboring Yemen on 26 March, 2015 with aim of restoring power to fugitive Mansour Hadi who is a close ally to Saudi Arabia as well as to undermine Ansarullah movement which Riyadh considers as a threat to its interests.
Over 11,500 Yemenis have been killed in the almost 2-year aggression, with the vast majority of them being civilians including women and children.
