More rebel fatalities as fighting continues

SANA'A, Sep. 27 (Saba) - As the army
continues to get rid many northern areas of insurgents, causing them big live and
material
losses, a military source has said dozens of the Houthi rebels were killed in
several areas in Yemen's northern provinces of Saada and Amran.

30 Houthi followers
were killed
in the area of al-Shaqra'a and dozens of them were killed in war-focal points of
Harf Sufyan in Amran and Almalaheedh in Saada, the source said. Among the dead were
a rebel
field leader and a terrorist, who were killed while trying to infiltrate into
al-Shaqra'a area, which is now under the army control. Other rebels including field
leaders
were hurt. The troops have also defused landmines planted by the Houthis which
mainly blocked the job of relief agencies and targeted the lives of the people, the
source
said. Meanwhile, the source accused the rebels of displacing many families, forcing
them to leave their homes and taking over their properties. Hundreds of rebels have
been
killed since the army launched an expanded offensive against them last month. Many
others were arrested and weapons were seized and destroyed as well. FR