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• 2 U.S. citizens held captive by Iran-backed militants in Yemen released

  "The United States welcomes the release today of U.S. citizens Sandra Loli and Mikael Gidada from Houthi custody in Yemen," national security adviser Robert O'Brien said in a statement.

  Politics

  Oct 14, 2020
• At least 60 killed by Saudi led airstrikes at rebel run prison

  The attack was the deadliest so far this year by the coalition, which has faced international criticism for airstrikes that have Dhamar killed civilians and hit non-military targets.

  World

  Sep 1, 2019
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• Conjoined twins born in war-ravaged Yemen need life-saving treatment abroad

  Doctors treating two-week-old Abd al-Khaleq and Abd al-Rahim said Yemen's war-ravaged health system cannot keep them alive.

  World

  Feb 6, 2019
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• Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh killed in Sanaa clashes

  The circumstances of Saleh's death were unclear but Houthi officials said their forces caught up with him as he tried to flee Sanaa.

  World

  Dec 4, 2017
• Bodies litter streets of Yemeni capital Sanaa amid all-out ‘street war’

  Gun battles forced shops and schools to close in Yemen's capital on Sunday as residents warned a three-year rebel alliance was collapsing into a "street war".

  World

  Dec 3, 2017
• Yemen conflict leaving civilians in urgent need of aid, UN says

  The U.N.'s humanitarian chief says civilians in Yemen need urgent protection and more humanitarian aid.

  World

  Oct 4, 2016
• 14 killed in Saudi-led airstrike: Yemen officials

  A Yemeni factory official and two medics say a Saudi-led airstrike killed 14 civilians working on an overnight shift in the capital, Sanaa.

  World

  Aug 9, 2016
• Bomb attacks in Yemen’s capital claimed by Islamic State kill at least 4

  A series of Islamic State-claimed bombings in Yemen's rebel-controlled capital killed at least four people and wounded 60 Wednesday night amid the country's raging war.

  World

  Jun 17, 2015
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• Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemeni army HQ in rebel-held capital, killing 22

  A series of pre-dawn Saudi-led airstrikes on Sunday targeted the headquarters of Yemen's armed forces in the rebel-held capital, killing at least 22 people, security and hospital officials said.

  World

  Jun 7, 2015
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• Yemen Shiite rebel leader vows not to surrender amid strikes

  A Shiite rebel leader in Yemen vowed to not surrender Sunday amid Saudi-led airstrikes in a rambling speech that rejected U.N. efforts to halt violence there.

  Apr 19, 2015