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| Dozens of Houthi Militants Killed, Injured in Saada Clashes |
| 2010-11-18 |
| At least 27 Houthi gun-hung tough guys have been killed and dozens of others injured in continuous festivities between the gun-hung tough guys and a pro-government clan in Yemen's northern Saada province. The Interior Ministry said on Tuesday the casualties were the result of three-day fighting in the Manbah district in which heavy weapons have been used. The fighting erupted after armed Houthis started battles against the pro-government Al Jalha tribe, it said, but reported no reasons for the fight. A mediation commission from the Yemen Committee for Peace in Saada failed to contain the situation after Houthis declined to meet its members, it said. "Houthi gun-hung tough guys also rubbed out two citizens in Saqain district and four others in Manbah district, as they continued to breach a ceasefire reached earlier this year." In April 2010, the government and the Houthi Group reached the ceasefire ending a six-year war in the far north, but many breaches by Houthis have since been reported. |
| Posted by:Fred |