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| Saudi jets 'attack Yemen rebels' | |
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| Saudi aircraft have attacked Shia rebels in northern Yemen following Wednesday's killing of a Saudi security officer in a border area, reports say. | Saudi aircraft have attacked Shia rebels in northern Yemen following Wednesday's killing of a Saudi security officer in a border area, reports say. |
| The Saudi planes and helicopters had targeted strongholds of the Houthis along the Yemeni side of border, the London-based newspaper Elaph said. | The Saudi planes and helicopters had targeted strongholds of the Houthis along the Yemeni side of border, the London-based newspaper Elaph said. |
| The rebels said the planes had struck four locations using phosphorus bombs. | The rebels said the planes had struck four locations using phosphorus bombs. |
| The attacks came after a Saudi security officer was killed and 11 were wounded in a cross-border raid by the rebels. | The attacks came after a Saudi security officer was killed and 11 were wounded in a cross-border raid by the rebels. |
| The Houthis said on Wednesday that they had taken "full control" of a mountainous section of the border region of Jabal al-Dukhan. | |
| The Yemeni government has been waging a campaign against the Shia group since 2004. | |
| The Houthis have long accused Riyadh of supporting the Yemeni government in attacks against them. | |
| In October, there were clashes between Houthis and Saudi security forces near the border. | |
| Yemen is one of the world's poorest countries and analysts question the ability of the government to assert full control over the country. |