Saudi soldiers runaway from battle and leave behind wounded comrades (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 P.M.) - A new video that was released by the Houthi-aligned Al-Masirah TV channel on Saturday showed several Saudi soldiers abandoning their lines near the Yemeni border after facing a heavy enemy assault.
According to Al-Masirah, the Saudi Army came under attack by the Houthi forces in the Al-Dood Mountains region of the Jizan Province.
The Houthi forces manage to overwhelm the Saudi Army troops there, forcing them to flee their post and leave behind their wounded soldiers.
Below is the eleven-minute long video that was released by the Yemeni news network this past weekend:
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The thing that really impressed me about this video was the excellent fire discipline of the Yemeni fighters. Not just the man with the LMG around the 2-minute mark, but the riflemen later in the video, they all had a light hand on the trigger, firing in short bursts. This conserves ammunition, preserves barrel life, and keeps the fire right on-target, and it is taught by all militaries. But among amateurs and green regular troops both, there is a very strong tendency to hold the trigger back and spew a whole magazine downrange. These Yemenis are obviously seasoned troops.
As for the Saudis running away, you can see them running down the road right out in the open. That's not a retreat, that's a rout. Those Saudis or Saudi mercs were in full panic.