(MENAFN) The military chief of staff of Saudi Arabia has been replaced and other defense officials amid its stalemated war in Yemen by the authorities who gave no reason behind the shake-up that was announced early Tuesday morning.
Those fired included the country's military chief of staff, Gen. Abdulrahman bin Saleh al-Bunyan.
The kingdom also announced a plan on "developing" its Defense Ministry, without giving any further details.
Saudi Arabia and a coalition including the United Arab Emirates launched a war in Yemen in March 2015 against Shiite rebels there.
The conflict has turned into a bloody stalemate in which the kingdom faces criticism for its airstrikes killing civilians. Aid groups also blame a Saudi-led blockade for pushing the Arab world's poorest country to the brink of famine.
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