Civilian Killed as Saudi Jets Continue to Bomb Yemeni Neighborhoods
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Saudi Arabia increased air raids against civilian areas in the Yemeni cities, after the chairman of Yemen's Supreme Political Council proclaimed the launch of a general mobilization campaign against the Saudi war and all-out blockade.
Saudi jets launched three new air strikes against al-Masajid neighborhood in Sana'a's Bani Matar district early Friday, according to Yemen's Arabic-language al-Masirah television network.
At least one civilian was killed in the most recent strike that was followed by another strike in Hajjah province.
Yemeni media sites also stated that Saudi military aircraft carried out at least seven operations in Yemen's center province of Ma'rib, targeting the al-Jubah and Wadi areas.
Saudi planes also attacked the Yemeni province's Medghal and Sirwah areas.
Three times, Saudi jets bombarded the Harad region in Yemen's northern province of Hajjah. So far, there have been no reports of casualties.
The airplanes also hit the Al-Tinah neighborhood in Hajjah province's Midi district.
As he declared the launch of the "Yemen Hurricane" campaign on Wednesday, Mahdi al-Mashat, the leader of Yemen's Supreme Political Council, emphasized the necessity of " popular steadfastness" in the face of aggressors.
He went on to say that the campaign will encompass Yemen's people, elite, and authorities, and that the country would organize to respond to Saudi Arabia's and its allies' crimes using "all available means."
Saudi Arabia and a number of its regional allies, backed by the United States and European powers, launched the war on Yemen in March 2015, with the goal of bringing the government of former Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi back to power and crushing Ansarullah resistance movement.
The war has left hundreds of thousands of Yemenis dead and displaced millions more. It has also destroyed Yemen’s infrastructure and spread famine and infectious diseases there.
Despite Saudi Arabia’s incessant bombardment of the impoverished country, the Yemeni armed forces have gradually grown stronger, leaving Riyadh and its allies, most notably the United Arab Emirates, bogged down in the country.
