Saudi major general killed in Yemen

Major General Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a senior commander of the General Staff of Saudi Arabia’s Armed Forces, was killed during a mission in Northwestern Yemen, sources disclosed

Major General Fahd bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a senior commander of the General Staff of Saudi Arabia’s Armed Forces, was killed during a mission in Northwestern Yemen, sources disclosed.

The Saudi major general was killed, while he was on a mission in Al Majda village in Quatabir district of the Sadah governorate in Northwestern Yemen.

The source added that two other senior officers accompanying General Fahd were also killed during the attack.

The Saudi Defense Ministry on Sunday confirmed the clashes in Majda region. Saudi-backed Al-Qaeda militants and forces loyal to the fugitive Yemeni president Mansour Hadi are fighting the revolutionary and army forces across Yemen.

Saudi Arabia has formed a coalition of 10 Arab states to backup the militancy against the Ansarullah revolutionary forces and the army by massive air campaign on military and residential areas across Yemen.

The Saudi-led air campaign which is in its fourth week now has so far claimed the lives of 2,500 Yemenis, especially civilians.