JAZAN: Saudi forces early on Thursday completed a two-day battle against Houthi infiltrators at the Jazan border.
Sources said that more than 40 Houthi fighters were killed as they were attempting to sneak into the Kingdom through Hathira, one of the border villages in Jazan. Hundreds of other forces later withdrew.
Membersof Houthi militias and the Republican Guards of ousted Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh attempted to control the village using snipers, Hawn and Katyusha missiles.
The sources described Houthi militia and Republican Guard operations as suicide attacks where a group would storm Saudi armored vehicles stationed on the border, using light weapons; at the same time, a group from the back would help the attackers by launching sniper attacks as well as firing Katyushas and mortar shells. However, all these attacks failed.
As dozens of the Houthis were killed on the first day, several of them withdrew only to return on the second day to attempte the same maneuvers.
Saudi forces used different kinds of artillery throughout the day while Apache helicopters conducted night operations along the entire borderline.
The Houthi militias and the Republican Guards tried using different tactics in this battle. Some of their snipers buried themselves under the soil and they used fake soldier modules in an attempt to divert the attention of the Saudi forces.
Security forces foil Houthi bid to infiltrate Jazan
Security forces foil Houthi bid to infiltrate Jazan
Saudi-Yemen program provides $81.2m to operate more than 70 power plants
- Grant will improve reliability of electrical power to critical facilities, including hospitals, medical centers, roads, schools, airports and ports
- Move follows last week’s announcement by the SDRPY of a larger aid package totaling $506 million to support Yemen
LONDON: A tripartite agreement was signed on Wednesday between the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen, the oil company Petromasila, and Yemen’s Ministry of Energy and Electricity to supply petroleum derivatives for the country’s power plants.
SDRPY is supporting the Yemeni government with an $81.2 million grant to purchase 339 million liters of diesel and mazut from Petromasila to operate more than 70 power plants across various Yemeni governorates.
The grant follows last week’s announcement by the SDRPY of a $506 million aid package to support Yemen’s education, health, government and infrastructure sectors.
The SDRPY highlighted that the grant will improve the reliability of electrical power to critical facilities, including hospitals, medical centers, roads, schools, airports and ports. Additionally, the funding will stimulate the Yemeni economy and support the Central Bank of Yemen by easing the pressure on foreign exchange reserves.
It reduces the Ministry of Finance’s fuel-related financial burden and supports the Ministry of Electricity and Energy in improving the efficiency of power plants in Yemen, the SDRPY said.
In 2018, the SDRPY provided $180 million, in addition to $422 million in 2021 and another $200 million in 2022, as grants to Yemen to purchase oil derivatives and operate vital sectors of the country.
