17 REBELS KILLED, FOUR CAUGHT IN SAADA

SANA'A, Sept.10 (Saba) - About 17 rebels were killed and four other
seized during the attacks launched by the army last Wednesday
against al-Houthi rebels in Yemen's northern restive province of
Saada.

Local sources in Saada province said that the security and armed
forces forced the rebels out several areas in the province causing
them big losses when they attempted sneaking into al-Sama Mountain
in Saada province.

The source made it clear that tens of rebels were killed and others
injured in confrontations with the military and security units in
al-Mahather and al-Khiam areas after the rebellion elements laid
mines and bombs in the roads.

Furthermore, one rebel has been killed in fire exchanging with the
armed forces in Alab center immediately after he fired against
citizens injuring two, one of them is critical.

On another hand, the air forces made painful attacks against the
dens of al-Houthi rebels in villages of al-Darb ,Darb Soliman
,al-Hessn and al-Jarshah as well as some areas of al-Malahedh
district in Saada province.

Al- Houthi rebels have been launching intermittent wars against the
troops since 2004.

Since the fighting erupted in 2004, thousands of people, soldiers
and insurgents have been killed in Saada province, which located
close to border with Saudi Arabia, after the rebel group was founded
by rebel leader Hussein al- Houthi.

Hussein, the eldest brother of the current group leader Abdul-Malik,
was killed by the army in September 2004.

The Yemeni government accuses the Houthi group of trying to
reinstall the rule of imams, which was toppled by a republican
revolution in northern Yemen in 1962.

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