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Arabia
Saudi-backed forces suffer heavy losses in new offensive in western Yemen
2018-11-28
[AlMasdar] The Saudi-backed forces launched a new offensive in western Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...
this week that targeted the areas controlled by the Houthis Movement in the Ta’iz Governorate.

Backed by heavy Arclight airstrikes from the Arab Coalition, the Saudi-backed forces stormed the Hayfan axis in a bid to expel the Houthis from this part of the province.

However,
a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all...
the Saudi-backed forces would ultimately fail to capture the Hayfan area on Tuesday after several hours of battle against the obstinate Houthis troops.

According to the official media wing of the Houthis, their troops managed to kill more than Saudi-backed fighters, while also destroying three enemy vehicles in the Hayfan area.

This latest attack by the Saudi-backed forces comes just days after they launched a new offensive in the nearby Hodeidah Governorate.
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