Monday, September 21, 2009

Yemen Civil War News Updates -- September 21, 2009

Yemen’s North Hit by Bloodiest Fighting in Years -- New York Times

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Yemeni Army fought back a major offensive by rebels in the northern city of Sadah early Sunday morning, killing dozens of insurgents, witnesses and Yemeni officials said.

The battle appears to have been the boldest rebel attack yet in five weeks of renewed fighting in Yemen’s remote and mountainous Sadah Province, near the border with Saudi Arabia. The Houthi rebels have been clashing intermittently with Yemen’s government for five years, and the latest round of fighting, which erupted last month after a yearlong cease-fire, has been the bloodiest so far.

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More News On Yemen

Yemeni army 'kills scores' in Saada -- Al Jazeera
Many rebels killed in 'repelled attack' -- Yemen News Agency
Military and Shia rebels clash in Sa‘ada, 153 rebel fighters killed -- Asia News
Tense calm prevails in north Yemen after deadly clashes -- AFP
Yemeni army reports tense calm in north -- Press TV
UN officials speak out against Yemeni air raids resulting in civilian deaths -- Isria
Seven million people in Yemen poor, three million lack food -- Yemen Times
Diffusing Yemen’s ticking time bomb & the Iran-Saudi proxy war -- Yemen Times

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