Saudi Arabia finds bodies of 20 troops on Yemen border

Published January 23rd, 2010 - 12:35 GMT

Saudi Arabia's assistant defense minister conveyed the bodies of 20 of the 26 troops reported missing have been located on the border with Yemen, raising the toll for the fight against the Shiiter rebels to 133. According to the AP, Prince Khaled bin Sultan said on Saturday that the bodies were found after "liberating" areas around Dokhan mountain, a strategic high point in the border region.

 

According to him, six soldiers are still missing.

 

On Thursday, the kingdom said its army lost in the conflict 113 troops.