Two soldiers from the Bahraini army were killed, and several others were injured while carrying out combat missions on Saudi Arabian territory. This information was conveyed in a statement by the Ministry of Defense of Bahrain.
The deceased and injured soldiers were part of the international coalition forces led by Saudi Arabia, which is engaged in combat against the Houthi rebel movement known as "Ansar Allah" in Yemen. According to the statement from the ministry, these servicemen lost their lives in a drone strike conducted by the Houthi rebels on Saudi territory near the Yemeni border, where coalition forces were stationed. The ministry described the incident as a "treacherous terrorist act."
The spokesperson for the coalition, General Turki al-Maliki, stated that the Houthi attack targeted an electrical distribution station and a police station located in a border area where Bahraini soldiers were stationed. He mentioned that the attack occurred in August and was reported by Saudi Press Agency.
Additionally, on the same day, Al Mayadeen TV reported that coalition forces had launched a series of artillery strikes on border areas in Yemen's Saada province, which is under rebel control. According to sources from Al Mayadeen, these shelling incidents affected the neighborhoods of Shada and Munabbih, injuring four civilians. The Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV also reported similar incidents, stating that the coalition conducted an airstrike on civilian targets in Shada and reported a similar number of casualties.
Earlier in September, between the 14th and 19th, Riyadh hosted talks between a delegation representing the Ansar Allah movement and Saudi representatives. Notably, the Houthis held discussions with Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister, Prince Khaled bin Salman Al Saud. Sources from Reuters indicated that the two sides made "some progress" in addressing key issues related to the withdrawal of foreign forces from Yemen and the provision of social guarantees to the population in areas controlled by the Houthi rebels. At the conclusion of the talks, the Saudi Foreign Ministry released a statement commending "the outcomes of significant discussions regarding the development of a roadmap for the peace process in Yemen."
The conflict between government forces and supporters of Ansar Allah has been ongoing in Yemen since August 2014, with intensified fighting occurring since the coalition led by Saudi Arabia invaded the country in March 2015. In April 2022, the warring parties reached a ceasefire agreement, which subsequently expired on October 2.
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Based on materials from TASS