Saudi-Backed Militants Shell Residential Areas in Yemen’s Lahij
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Saudi-backed mercenaries heavily pounded residential areas in Yemen’s southwestern province of Lahij, killing and injuring dozens of civilians.
Civilian areas in the area of Haidin, Karsh district, were shelled by the militants in Lahij, Saba news agency reported on Monday.
There was no immediate word on the exact number of casualties.
Since March 2015, the Saudi regime, together with a coalition of its allies, has been heavily bombarding Yemen as part of a brutal campaign against its impoverished southern neighbor. It has been attempting unsuccessfully to reinstall Yemen’s former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, a staunch ally of Riyadh.
The Saudi campaign has killed at least 15,000 people since its onset. Furthermore, much of the country’s infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, and factories, has been reduced to rubble in the Saudi war.