20 Killed in Yemen Clashes
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Yemeni police on Wednesday captured three suspected al-Qaeda members allegedly involved in terrorist activities and armed attacks in southeastern province of Hadramout, while up to 20 people were killed in sectarian clashes in Yemen's north, local officials said.
Up to 20 people were killed in sectarian clashes in Yemen's northern province of al-Jawf, tribal officials said Wednesday.
The clashes between Houthi militants and tribal residents erupted on Monday night on the outskirts of al-Ghayl town following the collapse of weeks-long truce conducted by a presidential committee, said the officials.
At least 15 militants have been killed and dozens of others injured, they said.
Several houses were damaged by random shelling as clashes continued on Wednesday in and around the town, about 143 km northeast of the capital Sanaa.
According to the United Nations agencies, up to 40,000 people have been displaced by conflict in Amran province since October 2013, about half of whom fled their homes in May. This is in addition to over 42,000 people displaced by earlier rounds of conflict in the area.
Yemen has been undergoing a shaky political transition backed by a coalition, which came to power in a February 2012 election following year-long protests that led to the resignation of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.
