Three Qatari soldiers lose their lives during fighting in Yemen
Three Qatari soldiers were killed during conflict in Yemen, the Qatar News Agency reported. It is the biggest loss of Qatari life since the Gulf Arab military coalition campaign against Houthi rebels began 18 months ago.
Al Masdar News portal named the deceased soldiers as Mohamed Awad Salim, Mohamed Dawud Khayal and Mohamed Nasser Mohamed.
They died on Monday, The National said quoting army sources, but did not give any further information about how or where they lost their lives.
However, Al Masdar News reports that the troops lost their lives in Saudi Arabia's Najran province.
Qatar has sent around 1,000 ground troops to Yemen, the country's first reported involvement in the Saudi-backed offensive.
Reuters reported that the Arab coalition is fighting to try to restore Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to power after Iran-allied Houthi forces advanced on his temporary headquarters in the southern port city of Aden in March last year.
The fighting, which intensified after peace talks ended without a deal last month, has killed more than 10,000 people, according to the United Nations.
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We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers, but to praise them. RIP