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Saudi troops die in Yemen clashes Saudi forces 'oust Yemeni rebels'
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Four Saudi soldiers have been killed in clashes with Shia rebels near the Yemen border, Saudi state television reports. Saudi troops have regained control of a border village occupied by Yemeni Shia rebels since November, the kingdom's deputy defence minister has said.
Citing Assistant Minister of Defence Prince Khaled bin Sultan, it said the overall death toll of Saudi soldiers in the border conflict now stood at 82. Prince Khaled bin Sultan told state TV that four Saudi soldiers and "hundreds" of rebels were killed in the clashes.
Houthi rebels have fought a sporadic insurgency in the region between Sanaa and the Saudi border since 2004. He said the overall death toll of Saudi soldiers in the border conflict with Yemen's Houthi rebels now stood at 82.
Riyadh joined the fighting against the rebels in November, after one of its soldiers was killed along the border. Riyadh began operations against the rebels in November after a Saudi soldier was killed along the border.
Prince Khaled bin Sultan said "hundreds" of Yemeni rebels had been killed on Saudi soil in the latest clashes, the Reuters news agency reports. Regional threat
He said the rebels had ignored a 48-hour deadline to quit their positions in the border village of al-Jabiri. Prince Khaled bin Sultan said Yemeni rebels had "inflicted upon themselves hundreds of deaths" in the border village of al-Jabiri after ignoring a 48-hour deadline to quit their positions, the Reuters news agency reports.
Security Correspondent Frank Gardner explains the conflict in the Saudi-Yemen border area
"The infiltrators have been eliminated from al-Jabiri and the whole district has been taken under control," he told state-owned al-Ekhbariya television, adding that 21 Saudi soldiers were missing."The infiltrators have been eliminated from al-Jabiri and the whole district has been taken under control," he told state-owned al-Ekhbariya television, adding that 21 Saudi soldiers were missing.
The rebels have repeatedly accused Saudi forces of targeting their villages and killing civilians, but Riyadh says its military operations have been confined to Saudi territory.
While the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis began recently, fighting between the rebels from the minority Shia Zaidi sect and the Yemeni government has occurred sporadically since 2004.While the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis began recently, fighting between the rebels from the minority Shia Zaidi sect and the Yemeni government has occurred sporadically since 2004.
According to the latest UN figures, an estimated 200,000 people have been displaced since then. The rebels accuse the government of social, economic and religious marginalisation.
Also on Tuesday, Yemen's interior ministry said Yemeni forces killed at least 19 rebels in the northern city of Saada and arrested another 20.
According to the latest UN figures, an estimated 200,000 people have been displaced by the conflict.
Alongside the fighting in the north and a secessionist movement in the south, Western policymakers believe al-Qaeda is gaining a foothold in Yemen.Alongside the fighting in the north and a secessionist movement in the south, Western policymakers believe al-Qaeda is gaining a foothold in Yemen.
Last week, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said instability in Yemen was a global as well as regional threat.Last week, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said instability in Yemen was a global as well as regional threat.