Dozens of UAE-Backed Mercenaries, Daesh Terrorists Killed in Yemeni Attack | Farsnews Agency

(FNA)- Dozens of Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) Takfiri terrorists sponsored by the United Arab Emirates have been killed when Yemeni forces and fighters from allied Popular Committees launched an counteroffensive against their position in Yemen’s Southern province of Shabwah.

Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, stated that Yemeni missile defense units launched a ballistic missile at a gathering of the Takfiri terrorists in the Usaylan district on Saturday morning, presstv reported.

He added that the missile hit the designated target with great precision, leaving dozens of UAE-paid militiamen and Daesh terrorists killed and many others injured.

A number of high-ranking commanders were among the slain militants. Several military vehicles belonging to the UAE mercenaries and the Daesh terrorists were destroyed in the Yemeni missile strike as well, Saree noted.