Yemeni sniper fire kills 2 Saudi soldiers in Jizan

At least two Saudi soldiers have been killed in retaliatory attacks carried out by Yemeni forces on military positions in the south of the kingdom.

Yemeni sources said on Wednesday that snipers from Yemen’s popular committees targeted two Saudi military camps in the province of Jizan.

There was no immediate report about injuries in the ranks of the Saudi military.

Yemenis have intensified attacks on the southern Saudi territories in retaliation for Riyadh’s renewed airstrikes on Yemen.

Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement said on Wednesday that at least 16 Saudi soldiers had been killed in sniper attacks by Houthi fighters and allies since the start of 2017. All the casualties have been recorded in the three Saudi provinces of Jizan, Asir and Najran, which border Yemen, Ansarullah said on its website al-Masirah. Yemenis say their attacks are only aimed at Saudi military personnel and not civilians.