Five martyred, including a senior officer in Houthis targeting of the headquarters of joint operations in Marib

English - Wednesday 13 November 2019 الساعة 05:59 pm
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Military sources said that 5 soldiers were killed and 10 others were injured in Houthi shelling targeting the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense in Sahan al-Jan military complex in Marib province.

The sources added that the shelling was a rocket-propelled grenade targeting the joint operations building located inside Sahan al-Jan camp north of the city of Marib.

The sources pointed out that the joint operations training corner Brigadier General Saeed Al-Shamahi, one of the martyrs, along with his son Lieutenant Mohammed Saeed, in addition to Lieutenant Abdul Rahman Al Daari, and Lieutenant Omar Al Daari, and Lieutenant Ben Ali Hatem.

The shelling comes after an earlier targeting of a meeting attended by the Minister of Defense at the headquarters of his ministry in the province of Marib, the government announced through a military source that the missile that targeted the defense minister was a US industry.