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Yemen army, allied fighters deal major blow to al-Qaeda, pro-Hadi militants

Yemeni army troopers backed by fighters from the allied Popular Committees have killed dozens of al-Qaeda-linked militants and militiamen loyal to fugitive former president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi in the country’s strategic southern port city of Aden.

Fierce exchanges of fire broke out between the two sides as al-Qaeda-affiliated militants coupled with pro-Hadi militiamen attempted to overrun the city, situated 346 kilometers(214 miles) south of the capital, Sana’a, late on Wednesday, media reports said.

The fierce clashes left at least 180 al-Qaeda affiliates and pro-Hadi militiamen dead. A large number of vehicles belonging to the militants were also destroyed during the heavy fighting.

Reports said militants of different Arab nationalities were among the slain terrorists. There were no immediate reports of casualties among Yemeni soldiers and their allies.

Yemeni army troopers backed by fighters from the allied Popular Committees have killed dozens of al-Qaeda-linked militants and militiamen loyal to fugitive former president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi in the country’s strategic southern port city of Aden.

Fierce exchanges of fire broke out between the two sides as al-Qaeda-affiliated militants coupled with pro-Hadi militiamen attempted to overrun the city, situated 346 kilometers(214 miles) south of the capital, Sana’a, late on Wednesday, media reports said.

The fierce clashes left at least 180 al-Qaeda affiliates and pro-Hadi militiamen dead. A large number of vehicles belonging to the militants were also destroyed during the heavy fighting.

Reports said militants of different Arab nationalities were among the slain terrorists. There were no immediate reports of casualties among Yemeni soldiers and their allies.

Saudi military aircraft also launched an aerial assault against the Monabbih district in the same Yemeni province. There were no immediate reports of possible casualties there.

Meanwhile, a woman lost her life as Saudi warplanes bombarded a residential neighborhood in the provincial capital city of Sa’ada, located 240 kilometers (150 miles) north of Sana’a.

Reports say a girl was killed and seven others were injured in a Saudi attack on a mosque in Sana’a.

Other reports say the Saudi warplanes pounded a school as well as trade and health centers in Sa’ada.

They also carried out fresh attacks on the Yemeni port city of Aden.

On Thursday morning, Saudi warplanes conducted three airstrikes against the al-Dulaimi military airbase in the capital. No reports on casualties and the extent of damage were available.

Saudi jets also hit a government building in the Khamis Mastaba district of Yemen’s northwestern province of Hajjah.

Saudi military aircraft also launched an aerial assault against the Monabbih district in the same Yemeni province. There were no immediate reports of possible casualties there.

Meanwhile, a woman lost her life as Saudi warplanes bombarded a residential neighborhood in the provincial capital city of Sa’ada, located 240 kilometers (150 miles) north of Sana’a.

Reports say a girl was killed and seven others were injured in a Saudi attack on a mosque in Sana’a.

Other reports say the Saudi warplanes pounded a school as well as trade and health centers in Sa’ada.

They also carried out fresh attacks on the Yemeni port city of Aden.

On Thursday morning, Saudi warplanes conducted three airstrikes against the al-Dulaimi military airbase in the capital. No reports on casualties and the extent of damage were available.

Saudi jets also hit a government building in the Khamis Mastaba district of Yemen’s northwestern province of Hajjah.

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