9 Civilians Killed in Saudi Warplanes' Raid in North-West Yemen

TEHRAN (defapress)- At least nine civilians have been killed as Saudi warplanes carried out fresh airstrikes against a Northwestern province, media outlet reported on Friday.

News ID: 65456

Date: 04 August 2017 - 17:51

A sum of seven bodies had been retrieved following the Saudi air raid against residential buildings in al-Safra District of Sa’ada Province, press tv quoted the Yemen’s al-Masirah television network as saying.

It reported that Saudi jets also targeted a vehicle carrying civilians in the same area, killing another two people and injuring seven more.

More than 14,100 people have been killed since March 2015, when the kingdom began its offensive against the Arab world’s poorest nation.

Riyadh seeks to restore Yemen’s former government, its close ally, and crush the country’s Houthi Ansarullah movement.

The Saudi regime has also been enforcing an all-out blockade against Yemen, claiming it works to halt arms transfers to the Houthi movement.

The popular fighters have been defending the nation against the assaults, launching retaliatory attacks targeting the kingdom’s extreme Southwestern regions.