Fresh Yemen Clashes Kill More than 60: Military, Medical Sources
Saudi airstrikes and Houthi attacks helped drive the toll higher as government and rebel forces fought over positions near Taiz, officials said.
- On Saturday, fighting between Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces and Houthis killed more than 60 people, including civilians. Military sources reported 26 government troops died while medical sources confirmed 31 rebel fighters were killed in the southwest.
- Following the collapse of a fragile truce in July when rebels welcomed an Iranian plane to Sanaa, violence has surged. On Friday, fighting killed 129 people according to an AFP tally compiled from several sources.
- In Taiz, a missile strike killed six civilians riding a bus, while three Saudi airstrikes targeted positions recently captured by the Houthis. A government official blamed the rebels for the bus attack, which also injured seven people.
- The Houthi offensive aims to cut off the government-held port city of Mokha and advance toward the Bab al-Mandab strait. A military officer in Taiz stated, "Coming hours will be decisive," as reinforcements arrived from Aden.
- Strategic significance has increased for the Bab al-Mandab chokepoint, a vital transit route for oil from Saudi Arabia. Houthis have announced a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia, targeting its territory and ships.
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Fresh Yemen clashes kill more than 60, including 26 soldiers
Fresh Yemen clashes kill more than 60, including 26 soldiers Fighting between Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces and the country's Houthi rebels killed more than 60 people on Saturday, including civilians, medical and military sources told AFP. The renewed clashes in Yemen's southwest over control of a gateway to the Red Sea came after Friday saw some of the deadliest fighting in years, following the collapse in July of a 2022 ceasefire. A…
Fresh Yemen clashes kill more than 60: military, medical sources
According to three Yemeni military sources, 26 government troops were killed during several hours of fighting in the country's southwest, while medical and military sources from the Iran-backed Houthis said 31 rebel fighters were killed
Civilians are among the at least 60 dead.
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lrytas.ltMore than 60 people were killed in fresh clashes between government forces and Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saturday, including civilians, medical and military sources told AFP. Six civilians were killed and seven others were wounded in a rocket attack on a bus in the government-held city of Taiz.
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El ComercioMore than 60 people died in clashes between Yemeni forces supported by Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels in the south-west of the country. A missile attack attributed to insurgents left six civilians dead on a bus near Taiz, according to medical sources.
26 governors and 31 soldiers from the houthibevægelsen reported dræbt in the camp lørdag. Hertil kommer 6 civile
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