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Twenty rebels and government troops were killed overnight in clashes as warring parties pushed north along Yemen’s western coast.
Government sources said today that the renewed clashes in the coastal towns of Midi and Mokha, north and south of the major Red Sea port of Hodeida, erupted the day after government forces seized control of the area. The death toll this morning stands at 14 Huthi rebels and six troops loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi.
Hospital sources in Hodeida confirmed at least eight dead. Forces loyal to Yemen’s President, backed by a Saudi-led
Arab coalition, entered the historic port town of Mokha last month as part of a push to drive Shiite Huthis out of the area.