The official spokesman for the coalition forces, “Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen,” Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki, announced this evening, Saturday, that an officer and a non-commissioned officer were martyred and an officer was injured as a result of a treacherous and cowardly attack that took place inside the coalition forces camp in the city of Sayun.

Brigadier Al-Maliki explained that the incident occurred on the evening of Friday, November 8, 2024, while practicing sports training in the camp, where the attack was carried out by a person affiliated with the Yemeni Ministry of Defense. Al-Maliki stressed that this person does not represent the honorable Ministry employees who appreciate the positive role of the coalition forces in supporting legitimacy and supporting humanitarian work in Yemen.

Brigadier General Al-Maliki also indicated that the bodies of the two martyrs and the injured person arrived in the Kingdom after their evacuation from Yemen. 

He stressed that the joint forces will work in coordination with the Yemeni Ministry of Defense to follow up investigation procedures to find out the reasons and motives, and to arrest the perpetrator and bring him to justice.

Brigadier Al-Maliki concluded his statement by offering his sincere condolences and sincere sympathy to the families and relatives of the two martyrs, asking God Almighty to accept them as righteous martyrs and to grant the injured a speedy recovery.