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New Yemen Clashes Kill 38 Rebels, Loyalists
[An Nahar] Renewed festivities between pro-government forces and Iran-backed rebels killed at least 38 people in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... during the past 24 hours, loyalist military sources said on Tuesday. The latest fighting comes despite an ongoing ceasefire and U.N.-brokered peace talks in Kuwait that began in April. Battles raged in Bayhan, on the border between Shabwa province in the south and Marib in the east. There was also fighting in Sarwah, an oil-rich area west of Marib, the sources said. At least 23 rebels and 15 soldiers were killed in both areas, the same sources said. Bayhan is the only part of Shabwa province still controlled by the Iran-backed rebels, who on Tuesday retook positions seized by loyalists during the past two days, the military sources said. Fierce fighting in Bayhan on Sunday claimed the lives of 48 fighters, a senior military officer has said. Meanwhile, ...back at the comedy club, Boogie ducked another tomato... media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said that "sniper fire" from the Houthis killed Yemeni journalist Abdullah Azizan while he was covering the festivities in Bayhan on Sunday. Azizan worked for the local marebpress.net news website. Posted by: Fred 2016-06-01 |
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