More rebels killed, missiles launchers seized in Saada

SANA'A, Oct.18 (Saba) -
Nearly seven insurgents have been killed during mopping-up operations carried out by
the security
and armed forces in Bart triangle , Wadi Ablah , and Thu Sulaiman areas, an official
military source told the state-run almotamar.net on Sunday.

The source added that the specialized military unit has pulled out a network of
mines and explosives planted by rebels in the region, adding that quantities of
munitions
and explosives have been found including a base for launching missiles working with
battery in addition to documents and different cassettes.
Four rebels were killed also due to the strong attacks launched by the security and
military unities on the rebels' dens in al-Baraka hill in Sufian and the
neighboring
areas, the source added.
The source continued that a military unit destroyed a car carrying insurgents and
weapons in al-Katah area and other units damaged a hideout of rebels near al-Qadam
area
killing two rebels.
The troops thwarted an infiltration attempt of rebels into Saada Ayan road, forcing
them to flee while five rebels were killed when they tried to cut off Kutaf -
al-Boqa
road.
Since the fighting erupted in 2004, thousands of people, soldiers and insurgents
have been killed in Saada province and Harf Sufian in Amran province, 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 al-Houthi group of trying to reinstall the rule
of imams, which was toppled by a republican revolution in northern Yemen in 1962.
--/BA