Yemeni War Blows Back Toward The House Of Saud…Yemeni Army Reported to Have Destroyed Arms Depot in Southern Saudi Arabia

Members of the Yemeni army ride on the back of military trucks near the Red Sea coast city of al-Mokha, Yemen January 23, 2017

Yemeni Army Reported to Have Destroyed Arms Depot in Southern Saudi Arabia

© REUTERS/ Fawaz Salman

The Yemeni army has used artillery to destroy an ammunition and arms depot belonging to Saudi Arabian forces in the southern Saudi province of Najran, Iranian media reported Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The army, supported by militias, continued their operations against Saudi-led forces, shelling their positions in the province, the FARS news agency reported.

The media outlet added that the destruction of the facility in Najran’s Taleh district was also confirmed by a military source close to the Yemeni army.Yemen has been mired in a civil war since 2015. The war is waged between the internationally recognized government of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and the Houthi movement backed by army units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

In March 2015, the Saudi-led coalition of mostly Persian Gulf countries launched airstrikes against the Houthis at Hadi’s request.

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