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| Yemen: More than 80 dead in 24 hours of fighting for Taiz |
| 2015-08-18 |
| [DAWN] Heavy fighting ... as opposed to the more usual name-calling or slapsy... between government loyalists and rebels for Yemen's third city Taez has left more than 80 people dead in the past 24 hours, military sources said on Monday. The dead bodies of 50 Houthis and allied troops were retrieved from the city on Monday, the sources in Taez said, adding that 31 pro-government fighters were also killed. Military sources said on Sunday that pro-government forces, supported by Gulf air strikes have made key gains against rebels in Taez -- seen as a gateway to the rebel-held capital Sanaa. They have seized several strategic locations in the city, including intelligence headquarters, a fortress from which the rebels had been shelling Taez, as well as the highest peak overlooking the city, according to Rashad al-Sharaabi, front man of the pro-government militia there. Clashes were ongoing Monday with fierce fighting using heavy weaponry reported around the rebel-held presidential palace. The latest advance on Taez came after loyalist forces made sweeping gains in south Yemen, starting with their recapture of main city Aden in mid-July. Military sources say the coalition has provided exiled president Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi's supporters with modern heavy equipment, including tanks and armoured personnel carriers, and Yemeni soldiers trained in Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... . |
| Posted by:Fred |