An ambush in Yemen staged by the Houthis (Ansarallah) killed dozens of Sudanese soldiers belonging to the Arab coalition, military sources and the Iran-backed militia said Saturday (April 7th).
According to military sources, the Houthis hit the Sudanese military convoy in the northern province of Hajjah before dawn on Friday, AFP reported.
The losses were reported to be the heaviest suffered by Sudanese troops in Yemen since they were deployed in the country in 2015.
"The Sudanese soldiers were lured into a trap" by the Houthis, who allowed them to advance into areas where they were waiting to attack them, a Yemeni military officer said.
The Houthis reported the attack on their Al-Masirah website, saying dozens of Sudanese soldiers had been killed and armoured vehicles destroyed.
On Thursday, Yemeni military officials said hundreds of soldiers from Saudi Arabia and Sudan had arrived in the north to reinforce troops deployed around the Houthis stronghold, Saada.
