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Saudi struck Yemen's Ta'izz to make up for recent defeats: Analyst

Tuesday, 28 June 2016 2:56 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 28 June 2016 2:56 PM ]

The photo shows smoke billowing following a Saudi airstrike in the capital, Sana’a, September 11, 2015. (Photo by AFP)

Saudi Arabia struck Yemen's southwestern province of Ta'izz to make up for the recent defeats of its forces to the Yemeni army and the Houthi fighters in areas such as Ma’rib and al-Jawf, says a commentator.

Hussain al-Bukhaiti from Sana’a said in an interview with Press TV on Tuesday that the Saudi warplanes have targeted oil facilities and petrol stations.

The Saudi campaign against Yemen has left the people without food, medicine and fuel, the analyst said.

The Saudi attacks come despite UN-mediated talks in Kuwait between representatives of Yemen’s resigned president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, and a delegation comprising the Houthi Ansarullah movement and allies.

The analyst said the scale of destruction by the Saudi airstrikes in Yemen is considerable.

Saudi Arabia launched its military aggression against Yemen on March 26, 2015, in a bid to bring Hadi, a staunch ally of Riyadh, back to power and defeat the Ansarullah movement.

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