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| Yemeni army kills three top rebel leaders in clashes |
| 2009-11-19 |
| (Xinhua) -- Three Houthi rebel leaders have been killed in northern Yemeni regions bordering Saudi Arabia during fierce clashes Wednesday, the army spokesman Askar Ahmed Zaiel said. "The army killed three top rebel leaders -- Abu Haidar, Abas Aithah and Yusuf Madani -- when they launched sudden small-scale attacks on the state-owned Republican Palace in Saada province at midday," Zaiel told Xinhua by phone. "During the clashes, a dozens of armed rebels surrendered their weapons and give themselves up to the government forces," said Zaiel. The government troops also hit numerous rebels' hideouts in the northern parts of Saada and destroyed their weaponry. "The army continues progress in Saada areas bordering Saudi Arabia and inflicted heavy losses on the rebels in terms of equipment and casualties," he added. |
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