 [Al Arabiya Latest] Saudi forces have repulsed Yemeni rebels trying to infiltrate into the kingdom, Saudi state media said on Thursday, while fighting continued on both sides of the border.
| Why are the Yemeni rebels attacking Saoodi-controlled Arabia? Since they're rebels shouldn't they be marching on, you know, their own country? |
| Marching orders from Teheran? |
Saudi troops pushed back the rebels, referred to as "infiltrators" by state television, from the Jaberi village and killed an unspecified number of the insurgents. The report gave no further details.
In southern Yemen, where separatist sentiment has been on the rise, demonstrators marched in several towns to demand the release of those arrested in earlier protests, residents said. |