Sudan receives its dead fighters from Yemen

YemenExtra

Y.A

More than 17 bodies of Sudanese soldiers,loyal to the Saudi-led coalition, backed by the US,  who were killed in fighting of Yemen’s western coast in Hodeidah province, arrived to their county, Sudanese sources reported on Monday.

The sources added that more than one hundred wounded Sudanese from the battalion of the so-called “quick support” were moved to receive treatment in the UAE, which participates in the leadership of the Saudi coalition against Yemen.

The Yemeni army announced two days ago targeting a battalion of Sudanese soldiers in the Western Coast with a ballistic missile.

The US-Saudi-led coalition  launched an offensive on Hudaydah on 12 June in the largest battle of the war that the United Nations fears risks triggering a famine in Yemen where an estimated 8.4 million people are on the verge of starvation. Recently, It has been paused for peace talks, but no deal has been struck leaving Yemenis pessimistic over a viable political process.

Abdulmalik al-Houthi, the leader of the Houthi(Ansarallah)  movement, which is the main force that faces the coallition, said on a TV speech ,” The decision of invading the Yemeni ,western coast, has been taken and adopted by the United States of America,noting that the Saudis are trying to abolish Yemen’s freedom,” stressing that it was the people of Yemen’s right to defend their country.

The Bab el-Mandab Strait, which is the southern entrance to the Red Sea, is one of the world’s key shipping lanes for crude oil and allows crude exports into the European market.

The United Nations said more than 350,000 people have been displaced from the strategic Red Sea port town of Hudaydah in western Yemen since June.Deputy spokesman for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq, said during a press conference on Monday that violent clashes have erupted in the city over the past few days, especially in the Ad Durayhimi district.He added that emergency humanitarian assistance has already been provided to more than 90 per cent of those displaced.

#YEMEN #USA #SaveYemenChildren #US #Saudi #UK #UN #KSA #UAE #ISRAEL #Syria #USAKillsYemeniPeople