Yemeni media has quoted security sources as saying that Tareq Haidara, known by the name Abu Haider, a commander in Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia, was killed along with other Houthi commanders by an air strike by the Arab coalition in Yemen’s Saada.

The Yemeni Khabar news agency quoted a security source as saying that the Haidara, a Lebanese national, is one of the commanders training the Houthi militias.

The source said that Haidara was killed, along with a Houthi commander called Ali al-Jahdari.

He added that the details of the intelligence surrounding the air strike targeting the Hezbollah commander and other Houthis will be revealed at a later stage.



Last Update: Wednesday, 20 May 2020 KSA 09:52 - GMT 06:52