Houthi fighters kill Saudi captain during clashes in southern Yemen

Captain Mohammed bin Eid bin Abdullah al-Subaie from ground forces was killed several days ago, when Ansarullah fighters launched an attack against a border outpost in southern Saudi Arabia.

The report added that Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz , the deputy governor of Riyadh, and a number of senior military figures and members of the royal family prayed for the slain Saudi officer at al-Rajhi Grand Mosque in Riyadh on Friday.

Separately, military sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Arabic-language al-Masirah television network that Yemeni army soldiers, backed by fighters from allied Popular Committees, launched mortar attacks against al-Kars, al-Tabbah al-Hamra and al-Soudaneh military camps in Saudi Arabia’s border region of Jizan, located 967 kilometers southwest of the capital Riyadh, on Saturday.

There were, however, no immediate reports about possible casualties or the extent of damage caused.

Scores of troops also lost their lives or sustained injuries, when Yemeni forces shelled al-Ghawiyah outpost in the same Saudi region