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July 7, 2015

Yemen: Nearly 200 Killed in Deadliest Day of Saudi Offensive 
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In Yemen, clashes and airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition have killed
nearly 200 people, including many civilians, in what appears to be the
deadliest day since the U.S.-backed offensive began. In total, nearly
3,000 people have been killed since late March, when the Saudi-led
coalition began airstrikes against Shiite Houthi rebels. Among those
reported killed on Monday were 30 people at a market in the northern
province of Amran and 60 people at a livestock market in the southern
town of al-Foyoush. Last week the United Nations declared its
highest-level humanitarian emergency in Yemen, where it says more than
80 percent of the population needs aid.

 

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