The Minister for Defense, Lt General Awad Mohamed Ahmed Bin Aouf, has phoned his Saudi counterpart, HRH Mohamed Bin Salaman, the Deputy Crown Prince, on the martyrdom of Saudi Armed Forces men in Yemen when their chopper crashed while on a military assignment in Maarib area.
Gen Awad has pointed to the huge sacrifices made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by way of protecting the stability and the peace of the Arab and Islamic countries.
The minister expressed his deepest condolences for the martyrdom of the Saudi soldiers, praying to all that they would be accepted and be provided with all that the martyrs expect at the hereunder.

Source: SUNA