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Al-Manar correspondent reported that clashes erupted on the Saudi side of the area of Najran between the Saudi and Yemeni armies.

The Yemeni army, backed by the popular committees, defeated al-Qaeda takfiris in the province of Maareb, controlling most of Sarwah and regaining Hilan mountain.

The Saudi warplanes continued striking the various Yemeni cities, inflicting heavy losses upon the civilians.

The Saudi-led coalition began on March 26 air strikes against Yemen, killing or wounding hundreds of civilians and causing much destruction across the state.


Source: Al-Manar Website	13-04-2015 - 20:23 Last updated 13-04-2015 - 20:23

Yemen Army Accuses KSA of “War Crimes”, Hadi’s PM Sworn in As VP in Exile

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Yemen’s armed forces and popular committees spokesman accused the Saudi Arabia of committing “war crimes” during its aggression on Yemen.

In the meantime, the Prime minister who was during the mandate of the fugitive president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, was sworn in as a Vice President in Riyadh.

Yemeni army spokesman, Colonel Sharaf Luqman

Yemeni army spokesman, Colonel Sharaf Luqman

In a press conference on Monday, army spokesman, Colonel Sharaf Luqman, said that civilians and Yemeni infrastructure have been the target of the Saudi aggression against Yemen.

A lot of governmental buildings, schools, shops, gas stations, markets, stadiums and mosques have been destroyed in the Saudi attacks, the spokesman added, describing the Saudi brutalities in Yemen as “war crimes”.

"Saudi Arabia is the international supporter of terrorism,” he said according to Press TV, noting that Riyadh is “targeting everything” in Yemen.

“Saudi Arabia is hiring foreign armies and its troops cannot dare to fight Yemenis,” the army spokesman added.

Meanwhile on Monday, Prime Minister Khaled Bahah, who was during the mandate of Hadi, was sworn in as vice president in Riyadh. He was sworn in front of Hadi.

Yemen, Khaled Bahah

The Gulf Cooperation Council welcomed Bahah's appointment as an important step towards helping Hadi's efforts to "restore security and stability in Yemen."
The bloc which groups Saudi Arabia with Bahrain,

Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates pledged to "continue to support all efforts" to push for a political solution in Yemen, as they said.

Yemen has been since March 26 under brutal aggression by Saudi-US coalition whose warplanes are carrying out airstrikes on several areas across the country.

Riyadh launched the attack on Yemen in a bid to restore power to Yemen’s fugitive president Hadi who is a close ally to Saudi Arabia.