Yemen's President mourns the death of Brig. Gen. Amen Al-Waili‏

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Yemen’s President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi on Saturday mourned the death of Brig. Gen. Amen Al-Waili, commander of 6th Military Region.

 

Brig. Gen. Amen Al-Waili was killed in fighting with the Houthis on Friday.

 

Hadi described Gen. Al-Waili as a loyal and dedicated military leader who had confronted the militia on major battlefields across the country.

 

Vice President Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmer, Prime Minister Maeen Abdul Malik and other senior government officials also mourned the death of the commander and sent condolence letters to his family.

 

Al-Waili is the most senior army commander to be killed during the militia offensive in the central province of Marib.

 

Hundreds of Houthis, including dozens of military leaders, have been killed since early last month when the militia launched an offensive to recapture the oil-rich city of Marib, the Yemen government’s last bastion in the northern part of the country.

 

Yemen’s Defense Ministry and local media said that Arab coalition warplanes carried out dozens of raids on Friday and Saturday, targeting Houthi military vehicles and formations in the Helan and Al-Kasara areas, west of Marib.

 

Coalition’s airstrikes have helped blunt militia advances in Marib and paved the way for government troops to seize new areas.

 

In the southern province of Taiz, Yemen’s army claimed limited territorial gains and killed at least 12 Houthis in Maqbanah, west of Taiz city.