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Article: Yemeni army says 18 Shiite rebels killed
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- September 15, 2009
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Yemeni army says 18 Shiite rebels killed
SANAA, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Yemeni army said it killed 18
Shiite rebels while they were attempting to sneak into a mountain
controlled by the government forces in northern Yemen, pan-Arab al-
Jazeera TV reported on Tuesday.
A military source told the Qatar-based TV channel that the army
attacked a group of Houthi rebels when they were trying to
infiltrate into the vantage point of Jebel al-Ahmar Mount, south of
Saada province.
The Yemeni army destroyed two vehicles carrying weapons to the
rebels and an arms cache located in a house owned by one of the
rebels, said the unidentified source.
He said the local forces advanced progressively in the ...