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Friday 30 December 2016 - 00:46
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Yemeni forces shoot down Saudi Apache helicopter in Najran

Yemeni forces shoot down Saudi Apache helicopter in Najran


Press TV- Yemeni forces have shot down a Saudi Apache helicopter in the kingdoms southern Najran Province in fresh attacks in response to Riyadhs deadly military aggression.

Yemen's al-Masirahtelevision reported that the chopper was brought down on Thursday as it was attacking positions held by the Yemeni fighters.

The report further noted that the Yemeni forces destroyed an Abrams tank and killed five Saudi soldiers at Najrans Qiyadah military base.

Three other Saudi soldiers lost their lives in Talah military base in Najran.

Two more Saudi tanks were destroyed in Najrans Rajla military base and southwestern Jizan Region.

Moreover, Yemeni snipers killed Saudi soldiers in neighboring Asir Region.



[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="555"] Yemenis gather amidst the rubble at a detention center hit by Saudi airstrikes in al-Zaidia district of the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah on October 30, 2016. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]

Meanwhile, the Houthis and the Yemeni army took control of several positions held by Saudi mercenaries in the Sabrin neighborhood of Yemens northern Jawf Province.

They also thwarted an attack by Saudi mercenaries in Shabwah Province, leaving a number of the militants dead and injured.

Saudi Arabia has been incessantly pounding Yemen since March 2015 with the purpose of reinstalling the countrys former government and crushing the Houthi Ansarullah movement. Since then, the Houthis and the Yemeni army have been defending Yemen against the Saudi offensive.

More than 11,400 Yemenis, including women and children, have been killed in the Saudi military aggression, according to thelatest tally by a Yemeni monitoring group.

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