Dozens killed' in Yemen fighting
مرسل: الخميس أغسطس 13, 2009 5:07 pm
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Yemen is embroiled in a series of conflicts that
are threatening its stability [AFP]
Clashes between government troops and Shia fighters in northern Yemen have reportedly left dozens of people dead, as conflict in the country escalates.
Troops backed by tanks and aircraft launched attacks near the border with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, a day after the government vowed it would hit the fighters with an "iron fist".
Government forces fired missiles on the headquarters of Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the fighter's leader, in mountainous Saada province on Wednesday, tribal sources and fighters said.
They told Al Jazeera that the army had launched air, artillery and missile attacks on the Malaheedh, Mahadher, Khafji and Hasama districts.
Mohammed al-Qadhi, the foreign correspondent for Abu Dhabi's The National newspaper, told Al Jazeera there were reports of "tens or dozens killed and injured".
He said "they [government forces] are launching an all-out war right now and we have heard reports from Sadaa that the military is using aircraft to attack the strongholds of the fighters and many people are fleeing.
"There have been reports that the human situation is going very critical as so many people have left their houses, and this has added pressure to the camps of refugees".
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middl ... 31922.html
Yemen is embroiled in a series of conflicts that
are threatening its stability [AFP]
Clashes between government troops and Shia fighters in northern Yemen have reportedly left dozens of people dead, as conflict in the country escalates.
Troops backed by tanks and aircraft launched attacks near the border with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, a day after the government vowed it would hit the fighters with an "iron fist".
Government forces fired missiles on the headquarters of Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the fighter's leader, in mountainous Saada province on Wednesday, tribal sources and fighters said.
They told Al Jazeera that the army had launched air, artillery and missile attacks on the Malaheedh, Mahadher, Khafji and Hasama districts.
Mohammed al-Qadhi, the foreign correspondent for Abu Dhabi's The National newspaper, told Al Jazeera there were reports of "tens or dozens killed and injured".
He said "they [government forces] are launching an all-out war right now and we have heard reports from Sadaa that the military is using aircraft to attack the strongholds of the fighters and many people are fleeing.
"There have been reports that the human situation is going very critical as so many people have left their houses, and this has added pressure to the camps of refugees".
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middl ... 31922.html