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                Fighting Between Yemeni Forces, Rebels Kills 48

   by VOA News

   Two days of fighting between Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels
   have killed at least 48 people, Yemeni military officials said Sunday.

   The Iranian-backed rebels attacked in a region between central Marib
   and Shabwa provinces, and were beaten backed by loyalist solders.

   A Yemeni general says his forces will not stop fighting until they have
   retaken the entire region from the Houthis.

   A cease-fire between Yemeni forces and the rebels has largely held,
   despite occasional flare-ups of fighting.

   The truce is aimed at reaching a permanent settlement in Yemen during
   ongoing U.N.-sponsored talks in Kuwait.

   Fighting on the ground in Yemen along with Saudi-led airstrikes have
   led to a humanitarian catastrophe, with the U.N. saying 80 percent of
   Yemeni civilians are in dire need of food and medicine.
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