Saudi-led airstrikes kill dozens of Yemeni rebels
Saudi-led airstrikes across Yemen killed 38 Shiite Houthi rebels on Sunday, local officials said, as Riyadh announced the death of another high-ranking army officer killed by cross-border fire.
Airstrikes targeting weapons facilities in the Hagga, Marib, Hodeida and Bayda provinces killed a total of 38 Houthis, according to Yemeni security officials who are neutral in the conflict, which has splintered the armed forces. Houthi officials said 22 civilians were killed and 13 were wounded in Hagga and the central Ibb province.
Airstrikes also struck a spa near the rebel-held capital, Sanaa, where the Houthis were secretly storing weapons, the security officials said. A similar strike last week targeted a hotel where they were hiding weapons, the officials said, suggesting improved Saudi intelligence.
