Sedikitnya 160 gerilyawan Syiah tewas dalam pertempuran sengit dua pekan dengan pasukan pemerintah di provinsi Saada, Yaman bagian utara, kata seorang pejabat militer, Rabu.
At least 160 Shiite rebel fighters were killed in two weeks of fierce fighting with army forces in the northern Yemeni province of Saada, a military official said Wednesday.