Yemen War News Updates -- April 12, 2015

Reuters: Saudi Arabia dismisses Iran calls for Yemen ceasefire

(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia dismissed Iranian calls to end air strikes on neighboring Yemen on Sunday as Saudi-led attacks hit a military camp in the Yemeni city of Taiz, killing eight civilians according to a medical source.

Riyadh said Tehran should not interfere in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies began air strikes against Iranian-allied Houthi militia fighters over two weeks ago to try and prevent them making further advances.

The air raids on the central Yemeni city targeted a site held by soldiers loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh who have joined up with Houthi fighters against local militias in the south, the source said.

Yemen War News Updates -- April 12, 2015

Yemen crisis: More than 500 rebels killed in airstrikes, Saudi Arabia says -- CNN
Saudi-Led Coalition Claims 500 Rebel Deaths in Yemen Fighting -- VOA
500 Yemen rebels dead on border since air war began: Saudi -- AFP
Saudis say hundreds killed in Yemen border clashes -- France 24
Saudi Airstrike Targets Rebel Camp in Yemen -- VOA
Yemeni Rebel Mortar Attack Kills 3 Saudi Border Guards -- ABC News/AP
Yemen Crisis: Three Saudis Killed, Two Injured In Fighting At Yemeni Border -- IBTimes
Helicopter Gunships in Action on Saudi-Yemen Border: Coalition -- NDTV/AFP
24 killed as Houthis, tribesmen clash in Yemen’s Ibb -- Al Bawaba
As Yemen Burns, Aid Finally Enters -- US News and World Report
Yemeni Women Take Up Arms in Yemen’s Battle For Aden -- Vocativ
Hezbollah Backing Houthi Rebels in Yemen, According to Reports -- Arutz Sheva
Yemeni militiamen say captured two Iranian officers in Aden -- Reuters
Tehran Denies Report On Iranian Advisers In Yemen -- Radio Free Europe
Iranian presence in Yemen not ‘ruled out’: spokesman -- Al Arabiya
U.S. Wants to Block Iran From Arming Yemen’s Houthi Rebels -- WSJ
Report: Pakistan rejected Iran offer to join anti-Saudi coalition in Yemen -- YNet/AP
Pakistan’s Neutrality on Yemen Draws Gulf Allies’ Ire -- WSJ
Pakistan’s absence won't impede Yemen operation: Saudi spokesman -- Al Arabiya
Embattled Yemen Leader Hadi Names New Vice President -- AP
France voices support for Saudi campaign in Yemen -- France 24
Gulf Armies Are Doomed in Yemen -- Brian M. Downing, National Interest
Saudi Arabia’s long history of meddling in Yemen -- Mohamad Bazzi, Today's Zaman
To Win Its War in Yemen, Saudi Arabia May Have to Split the Country in Two -- Peter Salisbury, VICE
What Saudi Arabia wants in Yemen -- Ali AlAhmed, CNN