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                 First Qatari Soldier Killed in Yemen Conflict

   by VOA News

   A Qatari soldier fighting with the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has
   been killed, Qatar's first reported casualty in the conflict.

   Qatar's state-run news agency identified the soldier as Mohammed Hamed
   Suleiman.

   It was not immediately clear how he was killed.

   ''The conflict in Yemen pits Iranian-backed Houthi Shi'ite rebels and
   allied army units against forces loyal to the internationally
   recognized government, as well as southern separatists and militants.

   According to the United Nations, more than 5,600 Yemenis have been
   killed since the Saudi-led intervention began in March.  Dozens of
   soldiers from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and other
   coalition members have also died.
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