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Houthis launch drone attack at Saudi air base
Mon, May 10 2021 09:49:36 AM
Sanaa, May 10 (IANS): Yemen s Houthi militia said they attacked the King Khalid Air Base in Saudi Arabia s southwestern city of Khamis Mushait with an explosive-laden drone. The hit was precise, the group s military spokesman Yehya Sarea was quoted as saying on Sunday by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV as saying.
Meanwhile, Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya TV reported that the Saudi air defences intercepted and destroyed an armed drone the Houthi militia fired from Yemen to Khamis Mushait.
Cross-border missile and drone attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis have escalated since February when the group began a major offensive against the Saudi-backed Yemeni government army to capture the oil-rich province of Marib.
Saudi-led coalition launches 15 airstrikes on Houthis
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Sanaa, May 9 : The Saudi-led coalition launched 15 airstrikes on Yemen s Houthi militia in and around the oil-rich province of Marib.
The Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported on 11 airstrikes hit targets on Saturday in the western Sirwah district, two in the northwestern Madghal district, and two in the southwestern Natie district, Xinhua news agency reported.
Meanwhile, a Yemeni government military source told Xinhua that the government army, with the assistance of the Saudi-led coalition warplanes, repelled attacks by the Houthi militia on several frontlines in the three districts on Saturday.
Yemen s warring sides fail to reach deal: UN envoy
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Armed members of the Houthi rebel movement ride a vehicle during a funeral procession on March 9. Photo: Hani Al-Ansi/dpa/IANS. Image Source: IANS News
Sanaa, May 6 : UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths said that a recent UN-brokered negotiation between the country s warring sides and other relevant parties has failed to produce any agreement.
The recently-concluded negotiation, which took place in Saudi Arabia and Oman, aimed to install a ceasefire across Yemen, including in the central province of Marib, where the Houthi rebels have been launching massive offensives on the governmental forces since February, reports Xinhua news agency.
Yemen rivals exchange 18 war prisoners
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Send Forces loyal to Yemen s government and the Houthi rebels conducted a prisoner exchange in the country s northern province of Marib, a local official said here.
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The official told Xinhua news agency on Sunday that 18 detainees were released as part of a prisoner exchange between the two warring sides fighting over the control of the strategic oil-rich province of Marib.
The source said that the government forces and the Houthi rebels exchanged prisoners through efforts exerted by local tribal mediators.
He clarified that nine prisoners were released by government troops, while nine others were released by the rebel group.