14th December 2009 - Air strike 'kills 70 civilians' in Yemen (BBC)


Houthi rebels in north Yemen claim that some 70 civilians have been killed in airstrikes carried out by the Saudi airforce. The Yemeni Government has claimed that its own forces carried out the attack, not the Saudi Arabian airforce. "The Houthis, named after the family of their leader, say they are trying to reverse the political, economic and religious marginalisation of the Zaydi Shia community in Yemen. The Zaydi community are a minority in Yemen, but make up the majority in the north of the country. "

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