Saudi Jets Bomb Faj Attan in Sana’a

Saudi warplanes targeted Faj Attan district in Sana’a with their heaviest attacks yet on Tuesday, killing and injuring large groups of people in nearby residential areas.

The monarchy’s warplanes heavily hit Faj Attan in Western Sana’a on early Tuesday and killed dozens of people in neighboring areas. 

Faj Attan is house to a military base surrounded by residential areas.

 

The Saudi fighter jets have repeatedly attacked Faj Attan on the Western outskirts of Sana’a in the last 48 days, but in almost an overwhelming majority of cases have missed the targets and killed tens of people in adjacent residential districts in the last one month.

In a bid to facilitate aid deliveries to the improvised country, Yemen’s Ansarullah and army accepted on Sunday a five-day humanitarian ceasefire proposed by Saudi Arabia.

 “Following mediation from friendly countries to establish a humanitarian truce… we announce our agreement,” said Colonel Sharaf Luqman, a spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces.

Saudi Arabia launched its bombing campaign against Yemen on March 26 in an attempt to restore power to fugitive President Mansour Hadi, a staunch ally of Riyadh.

Hadi stepped down in January and refused to reconsider the decision despite calls by Ansarullah revolutionaries of the Houthi movement.

Despite Riyadh’s claims that it is bombing the positions of the Ansarullah fighters, Saudi warplanes are flattening residential areas and civilian infrastructures.

The Monarchy’s attacks have so far claimed the lives of at least 3,674 civilians, mostly women and children.

 

15 killed, 200 hurt in Saudi attacks in Sana’a

At least 15 people were killed and 200 others sustained serious injuries after Saudi warplanes hit an arms depot in the Yemeni capital city of Sana’a.

The Saudi fighter jets targeted an arms depot in al-Naqam region on the Eastern outskirts of the capital late on Monday, leaving more than 15 civilians dead and 200 others wounded in neighboring areas.

A thick smoke from the massive raids blanketed the Sana’a skies and the strikes left the nearby streets littered with debris.

Earlier on Monday, the kingdom’s military aircraft also pounded the districts of Hidan, Ghamar and Saqayn in Sa’ada, claiming the lives of over 15 innocent people.

Additionally, the Southern city of Taiz was heavily bombed by the Saudi jets for several times yesterday and the death toll from the raids surpassed 34.

In a bid to facilitate aid deliveries to the improvised country, Yemen’s Ansarullah and army accepted on Sunday a five-day humanitarian ceasefire proposed by Saudi Arabia.

 “Following mediation from friendly countries to establish a humanitarian truce… we announce our agreement,” said Colonel Sharaf Luqman, a spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces.

 

Malaysia strongly rejects Saudi allegation about joining Coalition against Yemen

On the other hand, both the Malaysian Defense Minister and Armed Forces commander categorically dismissed the Saudi media reports alleging that the Malaysian Armed Forces have joined the Riyadh-led coalition against Yemen.

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said Malaysian troops now in Saudi Arabia are there to help in evacuations, in reaction to a report in the Saudi Gazette that Malaysia was joining a coalition led by the Saudis in its offensive against Yemen.

The Saudi Gazette report, quoting the official Saudi Arabia state news agency, did not provide the number of Malaysian troops who had arrived in Riyadh or whether they were ground troops or air force personnel.

His hammuddin, however, on Twitter last night said that the troops were only there to assist in humanitarian and evacuation missions, as there were still Malaysian students there.

Meanwhile, Armed Forces Chief General Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin said the sole mission of the Malaysian troops in Saudi Arabia is to facilitate the safe and smooth evacuation of the remaining Malaysian citizens in Yemen.

“Two of our Royal Malaysian Air Force C-130 Transport Aircraft will be positioned at the Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

“The FOB has been established at the PSAB as a ‘firm ground’ before departing to the evacuation location.

“Subsequently, our Malaysian citizens will be evacuated and returned to the FOB for safe passage to Malaysia.”

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