Severe clashes between pro-Hadi forces and Houthi Ansarullah movement have left more than 70 soldiers dead from both sides.
Yemeni clashes in Bab al-Mandeb claims 70 lives
9 Jan 2017 - 10:14
Severe clashes between pro-Hadi forces and Houthi Ansarullah movement have left more than 70 soldiers dead from both sides.
Some 70 other forces were also injured in Saturday clashes which erupted when forces loyal to Yemen’s resigned president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi launched an operation aimed at taking the coastal district of Dhubab, north of the strait which connects the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.
According to reports, Hadi-loyalist army commander Brigadier-General Abdul Aziz al-Majidi was killed in the clashes in which a large amount of equipment and arms were also destroyed.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia carries on with its relentless airstrikes against its impoverished neighbor.
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