Yemen Houthi militia attack Saudi army in Najran

Yemen’s Houthi militia announced on Saturday evening that it has attacked four Saudi military vehicles with guided missiles and killed a Saudi soldier in Najran province on the Kingdom’s southern border.

A Houthi military source told Russian news agency Sputnik that the militia has launched an attack on the Saudi army and forces loyal to Yemeni President, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.

According to the source the attack resulted in deaths and injuries among Saudi and Yemeni forces. No specific number was given. Saudi has made no comment regarding the alleged attack.

This comes at a time when there have been increased confrontations between forces loyal to President Hadi and Houthi fighters in the Directorate of Baqm in Saada province on the border with Saudi Arabia.

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