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Title: 150 killed in battle for Yemen's Hodeida as global alarm grows
Post by: TomSea on November 12, 2018, 05:32:20 pm
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150 killed in battle for Yemen's Hodeida as global alarm grows

At least 150 people have been killed in 24 hours of clashes in the Yemeni port city of Hodeida, medics said Monday, as Britain's top diplomat visited Riyadh seeking to boost international calls for a ceasefire.

Government loyalists supported by a Saudi-led coalition are fighting to oust the Iran-backed Huthi rebels from the strategic Red Sea city, whose docks are a lifeline to 14 million Yemenis at risk of starvation.

Asked about the possibility of a ceasefire, a coalition spokesman told reporters in Riyadh that "the operation is still ongoing", adding that it was meant to pressure the rebels to come to the negotiating table.

Read more at: https://www.afp.com/en/news/3954/150-killed-battle-yemens-hodeida-global-alarm-grows-doc-1as0f95 (https://www.afp.com/en/news/3954/150-killed-battle-yemens-hodeida-global-alarm-grows-doc-1as0f95)
Title: Re: 150 killed in battle for Yemen's Hodeida as global alarm grows
Post by: Fishrrman on November 12, 2018, 11:51:31 pm
There is no alarm right here.
I don't care how many are killed in Yemen.
Title: Re: 150 killed in battle for Yemen's Hodeida as global alarm grows
Post by: GtHawk on November 13, 2018, 03:54:56 am
Quote from: Fishrrman on November 12, 2018, 11:51:31 pm
There is no alarm right here.
I don't care how many are killed in Yemen.
Britain seems alarmed, let them send their young men to deal with it.