Saudi raids hit south Yemen as violence claims 23 lives

At least 23 people have been killed in a fresh wave of violence in southern Yemen as Saudi fighter jets continue to target civilians in the port city of Aden.

Some 16 fighters of the popular committees loyal to Houthi Ansarullah fighters were killed Wednesday after al-Qaeda-linked militants attacked them in the southern province of Daleh.

The Houthis, however, continued advancing into the southern city of Aden where seven al-Qaeda-linked militants were reportedly killed in the clashes that erupted overnight.

The death toll comes as Saudi bombers continued pounding civilians in Aden’s residential areas. No fatalities have been reported from the attacks which targeted the Crater, Khor Maksar and other districts of the city.

Saudi Arabia started its military aggression against Yemen on March 26, without a UN mandate, in a bid to restore power to fugitive former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who is a close ally of Riyadh.

Civilians and Yemeni infrastructure have been the target of the Saudi aggression against the Arabian Peninsula State.

According to sources in the Yemeni Army, around 2,600 people have been killed in the Saudi aggression over the past three weeks.

The humanitarian situation in Yemen is rapidly deteriorating. Many international aid organizations have sought clearances to dispatch medical and other humanitarian supplies by air and sea to civilians in need.

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