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| Saudi Arabia regains area seized by Yemen rebels |
| 2009-11-09 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Saudi Arabia said it had regained control of territory seized by Yemeni rebels in a cross-border incursion last week as the kingdom's deputy defense minister said four Saudi soldiers were missing after fighting between Saudi forces and Yemeni rebels. "The situation is calm ... especially in Jabal Dukhan, of which full control has been regained," Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz, assistant minister for defense and aviation, was quoted by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) as saying. Four Saudi soldiers were missing, Prince Khaled said, but said they had not been taken prisoner. He also said Saudi security forces had also arrested a number of rebels. "There were five missing and one came back. They are missing and not prisoners" of war, Prince Khaled said. Houthi rebels inside Yemen said on Saturday that they had captured Saudi soldiers. "With Allah's help, the Saudi tyrannical advance into Yemen's territory has been defeated," a statement on the rebels' website said. "A number of its troops have been captured and several military vehicles and supplies been seized." |
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