Yemeni armed forces have launched a new wave of ballistic missile and drone attacks on Saudi-backed mercenary forces in the country, killing at least two militants and wounding several others.
Local media reported that Yemeni military units struck Saudi-sponsored militiamen from the so-called Shabwah Defense Forces in the Bayhan district of the southeastern province of Shabwah on Monday, inflicting heavy losses on them.
The development came only hours after Yemeni army forces carried out fresh drone attacks on the port city of Mokha in the southwestern province of Ta’izz.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the late Sunday strikes.
On Sunday, Yemeni army strikes hit Mokha port and nearby areas, killing seven Saudi-backed mercenaries and wounding 30 people.
Spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced in a statement that Yemeni troops struck the Saudi-backed forces and their arms depots, using ballistic missiles and kamikaze drones.
He added that the projectiles and unmanned aerial aircraft precisely struck their designated targets.
Saree noted that the major operation was conducted as the mercenaries were executing a substantial military buildup and preparing to launch attacks on Yemeni forces.
On July 20, the Sana’a government announced a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia, stating that authorities in Riyadh have imposed “an unjust and oppressive siege” on Yemen for nearly 12 years, “plundering our resources and implementing a complete blockade.”
Subsequently, the Yemeni Armed Forces have announced multiple successful operations against Saudi-linked vessels in the Red Sea.
Since March 2015, Saudi Arabia and its allies have imposed a blockade on Yemen, initiating a comprehensive war supported militarily, politically, and logistically by the United States and certain Western countries.
The war has killed tens of thousands of Yemenis, yet Saudi Arabia has failed to achieve its primary goal of reinstalling a puppet regime aligned with Riyadh.