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Hundreds of Yemenis Killed in Saudi-Led Air Strikes and Fighting,

January 3, 2018 

	Pro-Iranian Yemenis in Al-Baydha, January 3, 2018

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The following news stories are from the pro-Saudi website Al-Masdar ( http://www.almasdaronline.com/category/42  ):

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Pro-government Forces take control of new sites in al Bayda

ALMASDARONLINE, 2017-12-30T23:52:00

The government forces and popular resistance seized control on Friday of new sites in Maleh hill and in the areas of Haithya and Hajlan of Nate'e district in al Bayda province after violent confrontations with the Houthi militias, a field source told Almasderonline. 
 
The advance that was made on Friday came after an attack by the government forces and the resistance on the Houthis sites in the top of Maleh hill, al Jariba, Sharsan, and al Moshait areas in Nate'e district, the source said.  
 
Meanwhile, the Arab coalition aircraft launched several raids on those sites, killing and wounding many of Houthis militants, as well as destroying military mechanisms. 
 
The areas controlled by the pro-government forces were the main supply line for the Houthi militias to Qontha'a region.

Houthis shelling kill a woman, wound four in al Dali, Taiz provinces

ALMASDARONLINE, 2017-12-30T23:39:10

A woman was killed and three others were wounded Thursday in an artillery  bombardment carried out by Houthi gunmen on a car carrying passengers in Muris area of al Dhala province southern Yemen.
 
 Eyewitnesses told Almasdaronline that a mortar shell fell on the main road in Jabal Nasa and targeted a passenger car on their way from Yais to Sana'a.
 
The wounded were taken to the hospital in Qataba city.
 
Moreover, In Taiz southwestern Yemen, the Houthis shelled a house in Tha'abat neighborhood eastern the city, led to wounding two brothers, Osama and Fatima Arafat Abdul Karim (8/12 years old.

Al Jouf: Houthis shell, government forces advance

ALMASDARONLINE, 2017-12-30T23:39:09

A number of civilians were wounded on Friday by a Katyusha rocket fired by the Houthi militias on al Hazem city, the capital of al Jouf province,  
 
From the other side, the government forces took control of al Mura al Sawda site eastern al Mahashma region, northern Khab al Sha'af district, after heavy fighting with the Houthis militias, killing and wounding a number of them, also they managed to capture one of the Houthi supervisors and two of his companions,  a military source said. 
 
In al Masloob and al Motoon districts, the government forces repulsed the Houthis attacks on their sites.

UN official: Saudi-led coalition raids kill 109 Yemeni people in 10 days

ALMASDARONLINE , 2017-12-30T23:35:32

In the past 10 days, 109 civilians have been killed and dozens wounded in air raids by the Saudi-led Arab coalition in several provinces across Yemen, a UN official said on Thursday.
 
The United Nations is deeply disturbed by the high civilian casualties caused by the escalating and indiscriminate attacks,  said Jamie McGoldrick, UN humanitarian coordinator for the UN Office in Yemen.
 
On 26 December, air raids hit a crowded market in al Hayma area of Attazziah district in Taiz province, southwestern Yemen, killing at least 54 civilians, including eight children, and injuring 32 others, including six children, the statement said.
 
On the same day an air strike on a farm in Attohayta district of al Hodeidah province killed 14 civilians from the same family, and air strikes elsewhere killed a further 41 civilians and injured 43 over the past 10 days, the statement added.
 
The residential areas of al Hayma villages, including a health facility sheltering IDPs, have been completely besieged by Houthis militants, and hit by indiscriminate shelling that has caused casualties among the population and many families fleeing to safer areas, according to the statement.
 
These incidents prove the complete disregard for human life that all parties, including the Saudi-led Coalition, continue to show in this absurd war that has only resulted in the destruction of the country and the incommensurate suffering of its people, who are being punished as part of a futile military campaign by both sides, McGoldrick said.
 
McGoldrick reminded all conflicted parties, including the Saudi-led coalition, of their obligations under international humanitarian law to spare civilians and civilian infrastructure, and to always distinguish between civilian and military targets.

Houthis launch ballistic missile towards Marib

ALMASDARONLINE , 2017-12-30T23:33:25

The Houthi gunmen fired on Thursday a ballistic missile at al Ruwik camp eastern Marib city, eastern Sanaa, while the Yemeni Vice President Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar was in the camp.
 
The rocket landed near the camp and did not explode, causing no casualties, according to identical sources
 
The Houthis announced the missile launch at the camp on Thursday, and that it hit his target and inflicted big losses among the invaders and their mercenaries, as they said.

Houthis shell Al Taiziah villages for storming northern Taiz

ALMASDARONLINE, 2017-12-30T23:28:14

The Houthi militants heavily bombed residential neighborhoods with tanks and cannons in Al-Hima villages in al Taiziah district, northern Taiz, and blew up a tribal leader home, a local source said on Wednesday.
 
The source told Almasdaronline that the Houthis are preparing to storm Al Hima, as they are bombing those villages from their positions in al Akad mountains, al Hisn, Ashfal, and other sites with guns and tanks.
 
Hundreds of families were displaced from their villages in al Zwaqir district, some of whom displaced towards al Qaeda city in Ibb province, northern Taiz.
 
According to the source, the poplar resistance elements in the Al Hima area resist with personal weapons for the second consecutive week to prevent their villages from falling into the hands of the Houthis.
 
In a related context, the Houthis blew up al Sheikh Abdullah Hazza Naji house in Dar al-Jalal village, a week after the bombing of a house of the leader in the Congress Party Sheikh Said al-Harbi.

Houthis shell Al Taiziah villages for storming northern Taiz

ALMASDARONLINE, 2017-12-30T23:28:14

The Houthi militants heavily bombed residential neighborhoods with tanks and cannons in Al-Hima villages in al Taiziah district, northern Taiz, and blew up a tribal leader home, a local source said on Wednesday.
 
The source told Almasdaronline that the Houthis are preparing to storm Al Hima, as they are bombing those villages from their positions in al Akad mountains, al Hisn, Ashfal, and other sites with guns and tanks.
 
Hundreds of families were displaced from their villages in al Zwaqir district, some of whom displaced towards al Qaeda city in Ibb province, northern Taiz.
 
According to the source, the poplar resistance elements in the Al Hima area resist with personal weapons for the second consecutive week to prevent their villages from falling into the hands of the Houthis.
 
In a related context, the Houthis blew up al Sheikh Abdullah Hazza Naji house in Dar al-Jalal village, a week after the bombing of a house of the leader in the Congress Party Sheikh Said al-Harbi.

Coalition aircrafts attack Houthis military headquarters in al Dhala

ALMASDARONLINE, 2017-12-30T23:27:34

The Saudi-led Arab coalition aircrafts launched a number of air raids on a military base in the southern province of Dhala, southern the country. 
 
Eyewitnesses told Almasdaronline that the aircrafts bombed the Houthis center in Damet, as well as military and security checkpoints in the eastern and western suburbs.
 
They added that the raids targeted the militants sites in Muha'n, Arfaf and Najd al-Qurain, resulted in the killing of a number of them and wounding others, in addition to the destruction of military vehicles.
 
Among the deads, the general supervisor of the Houthis called Abu Karrar, and field commanders Ahmad Hamla called Abu al Bara' and Abu Ali Ahmed al-Seraji.
 
On the one hand, the Houthis heavily shelled the civilians who gathered near the site, where the air strikes, resulting in the injury of several of them.

Arab Coalition raids kill 16 civilians, wound 3 others in al Hodeidah

ALMASDARONLINE, 2017-12-30T23:26:49

The Saudi-led Arab coalition air raids targeted on Tuesday a home located on a farm in al Haima area of al Tohaita district southern al Hodeidah province, western Yemen, killing 16 civilians and wounding 3 others, a local source told Almasderonline. 
 
This comes as the Coalition aircraft launch intensive raids on the Houthis sites, who are Stationed on farms and populated villages, taking civilians as human shields, the source said. 
 
The aircraft launched yesterday about 25 air raids in the areas between al Mocha and al Tohaita districts, including the air raids that targeted the civilians, the source added.

Al Jouf: Houthis casualties by Coalition raids on training camps

ALMASDARONLINE, 2017-12-30T22:30:29

The Saudi-led Arab coalition aircraft  launched intensive air raids on the Houthis sites and reinforcements in a number of areas in al Jouf province, northern Yemen. 
 
The aircraft bombed the Houthis sites, military mechanisms, and weapons stores in Ham Camp in al Mtoun district, northern the province, which resulted in many causalities and big losses in military materials , a field source told Septembernet, the official  government forces website,
 
Meanwhile, the aircraft launched other raids targeting a Houthis gathering in a queue at the training camp of the Houthi leader Abdul Karim al Houthi, in Sodat Mothab valley located between Bart al Marashi and Harf Sufian districts, resulted in dozens of cuaslities. 

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The following news stories are from the pro-Houthi website Yemen Extra (http://www.yemenextra.net/):

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A tit for a tat in AL-Bayda province: Yemeni official

Jan 3, 2018

YemenExtra, .A

In response to the Saudi-led coalition’s fatal air strikes that claimed the lives of about 13,000 people,mostly civilians , the Yemeni joint forces ,Wednesday, launched an offensive operation on the paid fighters’ sites in AL-Bayda province.

A military official told “YemenExtra” that units of the Yemeni joint forces launched a successful attack on the paid fighters’ sites , leaving dozens dead and wounded , in addition to burning a military mechanism .

The offensive attack was preceded by intensive artillery clearing on the paid fighters’ sites and fortifications.

The artillery of the Yemeni joint forces, in addition, pounded gatherings of the paid fighters with artillery shelling , inflicting them dead and wounded amid their ranks.

Saudi-led coalition retreats at the hands of Yemeni joint forces

Jan 3, 2018

YemenExtra, Y.A

In response to the Saudi-led coalition’s fatal air strikes that claimed the lives of about 13,000 people,mostly civilians , the Yemeni joint forces ,Wednesday, foiled an attempt of advancing by the paid fighters towards AL-qarn hill in AL-Bayda province.

A military official told “YemenExtra” that a number of the paid fighters fell dead and wounded in foiling an advance in AL-Bayda province.

Saudi-led coalition chased by Yemeni joint forces in Al-Jawf province

Jan 3, 2018

YemenExtra, Y.A

In response to the Saudi-led coalition’s fatal air strikes that claimed the lives of about 13,000 people,mostly civilians , a number of the paid fighters ,Wednesday, fell dead and wounded in two attacks on their sites in AL-Jawf province.

A military official told “YemenExtra” that the Yemeni joint forces launched an offensive attack on the paid fighters’ sites , inflicting them heavy losses.

Units of the Yemeni joint forces attacked paid fighters’ sites , leaving dead and wounded , in addition to seizing weapons belonging to them.

Saudi-led coalition wages 5 airstrikes on Yemeni capital Sana’a

Jan 3, 2018

YemenExtra, M.A.

The Saudi-led coalition waged three airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sana’a overnight, an official told YemenExtra on Wednesday.

The coalition warplanezs launched one strike on Atan mountain and another two on a civilian’s house in Atan area, the official added.

Moreover, an additional two air raids hit southern Sana’a today in the morning, targeting Al-Nahdain mountain.

The Saudi-led war on Yemen continues with no mercy as the world turns a blind eye, despite UN blacklisting the Saudis for intentional child deaths and reports confirming Saudi war crimes being committed in impoverished Yemen.

Amid worst famine in the world, Saudi warplanes hit farms in Yemen’s Saada

Jan 3, 2018

YemenExtra, M.A.

The Saudi-led coalition continued to commit crimes against the residents of the Yemeni bordering areas through rocket attacks on houses and farms of citizens in Saada bordering governorate, northern Yemen.

Saudi rocket bombardment and artillery shelling targeted on Wednesday different areas of Shada bordering district, targeting farms and livestock of citizens and causing heavy damage to their farms.

It is worth mentioning that the districts of Haidan, Shada, Razih, Al-Dhaher and Munbah are under constant attack by the Saudi Army’s missiles and shells demolishing civilian homes and farms.

Hundreds of civilians were killed or wounded, not to mention the material damage inflicted by homes and farms in the areas since the beginning of the war in March 2015.

In only 24 hrs, 10 Yemeni civilians killed in 12 Saudi airstrikes

Jan 3, 2018

YemenExtra, M.A.

Over ten Yemeni civilians were killed when the Saudi-led coalition launched twelve air raids on Sana’a, Hajjah and Saada governorates over the past 24 hours, military officials told YemenExtra on Wednesday.

In the northern governorate of Saada, seven civilians were killed in an airstrike that targeted a civilian vehicle on a main road in Munbah district.

To continue with Saada, two civilians were killed when the coalition warplanes conducted a raid on a main road in Aal-Amaar area of Safraa district, while another civilian was killed in an airstrike that hit Yasnam area in Baqim district.

In the capital Sana’a, US-backed Saudi fighter jets carried out two strikes on a civilian’s house in Atan area, while another airstrike  hit Attan mountain.

In Hajjah governorate, some 127km north of Sana’a, the Saudi warplanes launched five strikes on Haradh and Medi districts. 

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