Houthi attack on al-Jawf kills nine people‏‏

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اليمن العربي

In Yemen، after the Houthi rebel militants launched an overnight attack on sites of the government forces in the northern province of al-Jawf، nine people were killed according to what a military official said on Monday.

Xinhua news agency quoted the local military official saying، on condition of anonymity، that “Heavy armed confrontations took place between the government forces and the Houthi fighters in Abtar area and other adjacent areas bordering Saudi Arabia late on Sunday night، killing at least four soldiers and five rebels”.

“The government forces succeeded in aborting the rebel attack،” he said، adding that Houthis have stepped up their attacks on the Yemeni government forces stationed in the areas bordering Saudi Arabia in the past few weeks.

Yemen has witnessed sporadic armed confrontations between the local warring factions، after a cease-fire brokered by the United Nations expired in October last year.

Yemen has been mired in a war since late 2014 when the Houthi militia stormed several northern cities and forced the Yemeni government out of the capital Sanaa. In 2015 the Saudi-led Arab Coalition intervened to support the UN recognized government.