Friday, July 23, 2010
Yemen: 49 killed in clashes between army and tribes against al-Houthi rebels
Local sources from Amran governorate revealed that fighting between Houthi rebels and government-backed tribes over the past four days have left at least 49 people dead. However, the rebels’ spokesman, Mohammed Abdul Salam, told local media that 20 of al-Houthi affiliates were killed by the army and not by tribesmen.
Confrontations were taking place in Al-Amsheyah, in the northern Amran governorate, where the tribe of MP Sheikh Sagheer Aziz is allegedly besieged by the al-Houthi affiliates.
