Pro-Saleh forces shell Yemen's Ad Dali city, killing civilians: Witnesses

Forces loyal to ousted Yemeni President Abdullah Saleh on Friday shelled a residential district in the southern city of Ad Dali, leaving a number of dead and wounded, eyewitnesses have said.

The shelling targeted several residential neighborhoods in both the northern and southern regions of the city, eyewitnesses told the Anadolu Agency.

Medical sources told AA that the shelling had led to "an indeterminate number of casualties," which had since been transferred to nearby hospitals for treatment.

Residents of Ad Dali's southern Al-Aslaf district told AA that the shelling had destroyed an entire home, the injured inhabitants of which had been transferred to a hospital in critical condition.

Meanwhile, residents of Ad Dali's northern Al-Wabh district told AA that the shelling had left two people dead and several wounded, one of whom was in critical condition.

Ad Dali residents have embarked on a mass departure from their homes due to intense shelling, amid fears of continued bombardment.