Yemen's Insurgency

Saada fighting kills 20 in 24 hours

Gregg Carlstrom | February 1, 2010 8:12 AM | 0 | recommend (0) |   |      

At least 20 people have been killed in Saada province in fighting between the Huthi rebels and the Yemeni army over the last 24 hours. Saudi Arabia says it is no longer receiving fire from "Huthi snipers" -- a mildly encouraging sign for the Huthi-Saudi cease-fire -- but the Yemeni army is still fighting heavily.

Al-Jazeera has a bit of rare video of fighting in the north -- not sure where it came from, though my assumption is from either the Huthis themselves or from a stringer who lives in the area (since journalists are not allowed up to Saada).

Yemen's National Defense Council met yesterday to consider (and reject) the Huthis' proposed cease-fire; the state-run Al-Thawra has a little more detail (عربي) on the government's six-point requirement for a truce. 

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Categories: Regional News, Saudi Arabia, War and Terrorism, Yemen, Yemeni Insurgency

Tags: Ali Abdullah Saleh, Huthi rebels, National Defense Council (Yemen), Saada province

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