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Atleast 34 killed in North Yemen clashes

In Yemen, at least 34 people were killed in clashes between the rebels and the army in the north. Reports from the capital Sanaa says, 28 of those killed were Shiite rebels. Four Yemeni soldiers and two tribesmen were also killed in the latest fighting on the seventh week of the army offensive. Saba state news agency said four of the most dangerous rebels were killed as army troops combed the area of Zu Sulaiman in the Harf Sufyan district. Sources in the region told AFP that the rebels today seized control of the Khaneq Bridge on the Saada-Sanaa road in Harf Sufyan. Heavy fighting also continued in Al-Amsheya, north of Harf Sufyan.

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