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Yemen update 11/18\2015.. Yemeni trap
Tens of dead and injured mercenaries fell in a Yemeni trap
Senior Commander of Pro-Hadi Militants Succumbs to Injuries
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940827001472
A commander of the Saudi-backed militants loyal to the fugitive former Yemeni president, Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, succumbed to injuries he sustained during clashes with Yemen’s army and Popular Committees in Ta’iz Province.
Hashim al-Seyed, who was shot in the head and critically wounded during intense clashes with the Yemeni forces in the al-Omari district in Ta’iz on Tuesday, died in a Saudi hospital on Wednesday.
He had reportedly been transferred to the medical facility onboard an Emirati military aircraft.
There are reports that Seyed’s son and nephew were killed during the Tuesday gunfight in the Omari district.
Meanwhile, two high-ranking members of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Salafist Islah Party were killed when they engaged in heavy fighting with Yemeni forces in the Beihan district in the Yemen’ province of Shabwah on Tuesday.
The slain militants were later identified as Sha’fal al-Faraji and Jalal al-Mansouri.
2 Saudi security forces shot dead in Eastern province
4 killed in Saudi bombardment of Ta’izz province
Two More Civilians Killed in Saudi Airstrikes on Yemen
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940827001433
Saudi fighter jets bombed a residential area in the Yemeni Province of Ta’iz on Wednesday, leaving at least two civilians dead.
The Saudi air raids hit a residential area in the al-Sarawi district in Ta’iz, leaving two members of a family dead.
On Tuesday, Saudi fighter jets launched airstrikes on several areas across Yemen.
Saudi warplanes bombed the international airport in the Yemeni city of Ta’iz.
There have been no immediate reports on casualties and the extent of damage by the air attacks.
Saudi air raids also hit the al-Omari camp North of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and off Yemen’s coast as well as the al-Arqoub military camp, which lies East of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a. No words about casualties were available.
The Saudi warplanes also struck the road linking Haydan district to Maran region in the province of Sa’ada, though, no casualties were reported.
A Yemeni fisherman lost his life on Tuesday, when Saudi frigates fired a number of missiles at the Mokha port city, situated 346 kilometers (214 miles) South of Sana’a.
Saudi fighter jets also targeted a truck carrying crates of fruits in the Kholan neighborhood of Sana’a.
Saudi Arabia has been striking Yemen for 238 days now to restore power to fugitive president Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh. The Saudi-led aggression has so far killed at least 6,938 Yemenis, including hundreds of women and children.
UNICEF says over 500,000 Yemeni children face severe malnutrition
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Source: http://blogdogcicle.blogspot.com/2015/11/yemen-update-11182015-yemeni-trap.html
