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| 15 Killed as Arab Coalition Planes Pound Yemen Capital |
| 2015-09-20 |
| [AnNahar] Air raids by Saudi-led coalition warplanes killed 15 people in Yemen's capital in one of the heaviest nights of bombardment in months, aid workers and witnesses said Saturday. One rescuer told AFP at least 10 civilians were among the dead. "Ten members of the same family were killed in the Al-Falihi neighborhood, in Sanaa's old town," he said. Residents said four houses were destroyed by a bomb and that 15 other buildings were damaged. Witnesses said five Houthis were killed in a raid on their position in the capital, which the Iran-backed Shiite fighters seized last year. Residents of Sanaa's Al-Hassaba neighbourhood said coalition jets conducted several sorties overnight, targeting an interior ministry building and a cop shoppe. A residence of ousted president President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... , whose forces have allied with the Huthis, was also bombed, as well as an office of his political party, according to residents. In central Zubeiri Street, an army communications office was hit for the first time by the coalition. The building has been used by the pro-Huthi Saba news agency, as well as other media outlets, according to a rebel front man. An analyst estimates the coalition has more than 5,000 troops in Yemen, supporting local forces. In Marib province, east of Sanaa, where pro-Hadi forces have launched a mass ground offensive, several Huthi positions were also bombed overnight, military sources said. |
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