Saudi jets hit northern Yemen despite truce offer
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:18:51 GMT
Saudi fighter jets have launched a new round of aerial bombardments of Houthi positions in northern Yemen despite a truce offer put forward by the Yemeni Shia fighters.According to a statement released by the Houthis on Tuesday, Saudi forces carried out 24 aerial attacks on the northern regions of Ghamar, Muhazat, Bani Maaz, al-Mukash, Qatabir, and Harf Sufyan as well as the villages in close proximity to the border regions with the oil-rich kingdom.
Several homes were reportedly destroyed while more than a dozen people lost their lives in the airstrikes.
The statement added that Saudi forces also fired 232 rockets at the areas of Jebel Dhar Hamar, al-Hasamah, al-Malaheet, Qafarah, Shada, and Qamamat.
On Saturday, the leader of the Yemeni Shia fighters, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, offered to accept the government's five-point truce terms in a bid "to avoid… the annihilation of civilians."
On the same day, the Houthi fighters withdrew from at least 46 positions along the Saudi-Yemen border as a gesture of goodwill to end the months-long clashes in the north.
However, Sana'a rejected the Houthis' response, saying: "It does not include a sixth point, which demands a pledge from the Houthis to not attack Saudi territory."
Riyadh declared victory last week after the Houthis' truce offer and their consequent departure from the border towns, claiming the fighters had been forced out of the positions.
The Yemeni government launched an all-out war against Houthi fighters in August and was soon joined by the Saudi army.
The joint military action has taken a heavy toll on civilians, drawing repeated warnings from human rights organizations about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in northern Yemen.
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沙特飛機空襲也門儘管停火
Saudi jets raid Yemen despite ceasefire
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:43:24 GMT
Houthi fighters in Yemen said on Monday that Saudi warplanes have continued raids on northern villages after they accepted a ceasefire last week.Houthi戰士週一在也門表示，他們在上週接受停火後，沙特戰機繼續空襲北部村莊。
According to the Shia fighters, Saudi warplanes carried out several attacks on border areas including the Al-Malaheet district. Saudi forces poured rockets and artillery shells on the areas on Monday, Houthis said.
據什葉派戰士，沙特戰機在邊境地區包括Al-Malaheet區，進行了幾次攻擊，沙特部隊週一倒水咁倒火箭和砲彈在區域上，Houthis說。
Riyadh claimed victory last week after the fighters' leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi offered a truce to avoid more civilian casualties in northern Yemen.
The fighters withdrew from at least 46 positions along the Saudi-Yemeni border as a gesture of goodwill to end the three months of clashes in the region.
The kingdom, however, claimed that the fighters had been forced out of the positions.
Riyadh joined Yemen's offensive against the Houthis after accusing them of killing a Saudi border guard and occupying two border villages on November 3. Saudi jets began bombing Yemen's northern villages the following day.
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