❗️Yemeni Armed Forces thwart Saudi-backed advance south of Bab al-Mandab, inflict heavy casualties Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced in a statement on Tuesday afternoon that Yemeni forces repelled an attempted advance by Saudi-backed troop concentrations approaching from south of Bab al-Mandab. He said the forces were operating under the supervision of Saudi officer Badr al-Harbi, commander of the forward operations base in Aden. According to Saree, Yemeni forces targeted the advancing troops with several ballistic missiles and heavy weapons, inflicting large numbers of casualties and prompting ambulances to rush to the targeted areas. Yemeni fighters also destroyed several military vehicles, successfully thwarting the advance. Saree warned those recruited by Saudi forces against following orders from Saudi officers who, he said, were sending them to their deaths.