Yemen clashes kill ‘over 100’

Fierce battles between Yemeni government forces and Shiite rebels on the country’s west coast have killed more than 100 fighters in the past 24 hours, officials said yesterday, reports AFP from Aden. The bodies of at least 90 Huthi rebels were taken to a hospital in the Red Sea city of Hodeida, which is controlled by the insurgents, while 19 dead soldiers were taken to the southern port city of Aden, the medical and military sources said. Deadly clashes have shaken the area around the key Red Sea town of Mokha since the start of the year when loyalist fighters launched an offensive to oust the Iran-backed Huthis and their allies. Loyalists backed by the firepower of a Saudi-led Arab coalition advanced Saturday into the town after having captured its port on Monday, despite fierce rebel resistance. Clashed raged in the town on Sunday, a military official said. Air strikes by coalition warplanes hit rebel supplies along the route between Mokha and Hodeida, the official said. Huthi forces had controlled Mokha since they overran the capital Sanaa in September 2014 and advanced on other regions aided by troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Yemen clashes kill over 100

Fierce battles between Yemeni government forces and Shiite rebels on the countrys west coast have killed more than 100 fighters in the past 24 hours, officials said yesterday, reports AFP from Aden. The bodies of at least 90 Huthi rebels were taken to a hospital in the Red Sea city of Hodeida, which is controlled by the insurgents, while 19 dead soldiers were taken to the southern port city of Aden, the medical and military sources said. Deadly clashes have shaken the area around the key Red Sea town of Mokha since the start of the year when loyalist fighters launched an offensive to oust the Iran-backed Huthis and their allies. Loyalists backed by the firepower of a Saudi-led Arab coalition advanced Saturday into the town after having captured its port on Monday, despite fierce rebel resistance. Clashed raged in the town on Sunday, a military official said. Air strikes by coalition warplanes hit rebel supplies along the route between Mokha and Hodeida, the official said. Huthi forces had controlled Mokha since they overran the capital Sanaa in September 2014 and advanced on other regions aided by troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.