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Monday 11 May 2015 - 05:04

Yemen Tribal Fighters Seize Saudi Post, Down Apache Chopper in Saada

Story Code : 459822
Yemen Tribal Fighters Seize Saudi Post, Down Apache Chopper in Saada
Military sources said that the tribal fighters have seized the MBC post in Jizan province, and torched all its military vehicles.
 
The post is lies in Jizan province and overlooks al-Hasamah area which is located to the northwest of Saada. 
 
The attack took place after the US-backed Saudi forces raided al-Hasamah area.
 
Meanwhile, Fars news agency reported that a second US Apache chopper was downed by the tribal fighters in Saada.
 
The fighters hot down a Saudi Apache chopper in Baqem district in Sa'ada, capturing its two pilots namely Sultan al-Zahrani and Fahed al-Ghamedi, FNA reported.
 
The Yemeni fighters had brought down another Apache helicopter in al-Baqa district in Sa'ada on Thursday.
 
Yemen has been since March 26 under brutal aggression by Saudi-US coalition. Thousands have been martyred and injured in the attack, with the vast majority of them are civilians.
 
Riyadh launched the attack on Yemen in a bid to restore power to Yemen’s fugitive president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi who is a close ally to Saudi Arabia.
 
On April 21, Saudi Arabia declared the end of the aggression, dubbed “Decisive Strom,” and the start of another campaign called “Restoring Hope.” The Saudi-led warplanes are still conducting airstrikes on several areas across Yemen.
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