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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen Military Intelligence Chiefs Succumbs to Injuries Sustained in Drone Attack

Soldiers inspect the scene of a Houthi drone attack at Yemeni government military parade in al-Anad air base, Lahaj province, Yemen January 10, 2019. (Reuters)

Head of Yemen’s military intelligence Mohammed Saleh Tammah died on Sunday, succumbing to wounds he sustained during Thursday’s drone attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militias on a military parade in Lahj.

The attack left six soldiers dead and injured four military commanders, including Lahj governor Ahmed Abdullah al-Turki and head of the military academy, Abdulkarim al-Zomhy

President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi paid a visit to the Prince Sultan Military Medical City in the Saudi capital Riyadh where they are receiving treatment.

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