Clashes continued on Monday between Shiite al-Houthi rebels and Sunni tribal men in the northern Yemeni provinces of Saddah and Hajjah.

Al-Houthi rebels launched an attack on Hagor tribal alliance in Hajja but their attack was repelled by the Sunni tribes men, killing at least 13 of the Iran-backed fighters, local sources told Yemenpost.

And 6 of the tribes men were also killed in the clashes, said the local sources.

“Al-Houthi rebels are trying to regain control of their posts, which the tribes men have seized in the past three days, “the local source added. “the Sunni armed men managed to capture some of al-Houthi fighters in the clashes.”

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At least 22 people were killed in clashes between Shiite Muslim rebels and fighters from a Sunni Islamist group in a province under rebel control in rugged northern Yemen, tribal sources said on Thursday.

A source close to the Shiite rebels known as Houthis said fighters from a Sunni group known as the Salafi attacked the rebels overnight in Hajja and in the Kataf area of Saada province, an area that has seen intense sectarian fighting in recent months.

“We blocked the attack in under an hour and 13 people died in Hajja and nine in Kataf,” said the Houthi source.

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Stability is back to Rada’a, a 150 kilometers city south east of Sana’a, after al-Qaeda militants left the city which they captured last week, locals told Yemen Post. They said that life returned to its nature, markets, institutions and services centers were reopened, emphasizing that teachers, students and workers resume practicing their normal life.

“Radaa was stabilized and secured as a result of efforts exerted by tribal leaders and dignitaries” said Mohammad Saad, a resident of Rada’a.

The fighters left the town in exchange for the release of their fellow relatives, after forming a committee of 35 dignitaries from seven different Yemeni cities.

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Army deserters took the town of Duma just northeast of Damascus on Saturday after fierce fighting, activists said, a day before the Arab League decides on the future of its Syria observer mission.

Citing militants on the ground, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the mutineers had seized control of the entire town some 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the capital.

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Without much media attention, thousands of American troops are being deployed to Israel, and Iranian officials believe that this is the latest and most blatant warning that the US will soon be attacking Tehran.

Tensions between nations have been high in recent months and have only worsened in the weeks since early December when Iran hijacked and recovered an American drone aircraft. Many have speculated that a back-and-forth between the two countries will soon escalate Iran and the US into an all-out war, and that event might occur sooner than thought.

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