Operation targeted strongholds of Houthi militias and forces loyal to ousted Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Saudi-led coalition forces carried out an advanced operation on the Saudi-Yemen border early on Tuesday targeting strongholds of Houthi militias and forces loyal to ousted Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

The operations were carried out in Najran, Jazan and Alab border crossing in Dhahran Al-Janoub in Asir, Al-Arabiya’s correspondent reported. Meanwhile, sources said that Saudi forces destroyed military vehicles that were transferring militias and killed dozens, including snipers who happened to be Saleh loyalists.

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