Hundreds of Riyadh-backed militants killed in Dhubab region

A senior Yemeni official said the Saudi-led militants have been doing their best to take control of Bab al-Mandab, but to no avail.

"The Saudi-led militants are conducting military operations, with support of the foreign intelligence services, since Bab al-Mandab is highly-important for the US and its regional ally (the Zionist regime of) Israel," a senior military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told FNA on Tuesday.

He, meantime, reiterated that the Yemeni navy has threatened to drown more Saudi-led vessels in Bab al-Mandab region.

The Yemeni commander said that the battle with the Saudi-led forces have intensified in Dhubab and al-Mukha regions, adding that hundreds of militants loyal to former fugitive Yemeni President Mansour Hadi, who enjoyed the aerial support of the UAE and Saudi fighter jets, were killed in both regions.

He said that the Yemeni army and popular committees have also repelled a massive military operation by pro-Hadi militants aimed at advancing in Dhubab region near Bab al-Mandeb.

EA