ADEN, Feb 16 (NNN-SABA) – A high-level commander of Yemen’s pro-government forces was killed yesterday, in the ongoing battles with the Houthi military, in the country’s north-eastern province of Marib.
According to Marib’s local authority, “The Houthis fired a missile and killed Brigadier Mohamed Asoudi, commander of the 203rd Infantry Army Brigade, along with a number of his bodyguards, in Sirwah district, west of Marib province.”
The official said, “Asoudi was killed by the missile strike, while he was leading pro-government forces in the ongoing fighting with the Houthis in Sirwah.”
Battles are still continuing intensively, as the Houthis are progressing to fully capture the strategic oil-rich province of Marib.
Dozens were either killed or injured from both sides, in the non-stop armed confrontations, amid heavy airstrikes carried out by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition.
Escalation of fighting between the Yemeni government and the Houthi militia has displaced nearly 400 families in Marib.– NNN-SABA
