Sunni tribesmen and Houthi fighters clash in Yemen, 15 dead

Sally

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The way things are going, there probably will be a civil war in Yemen.

Sunni tribesmen and Houthi fighters clash in Yemen, 15 dead
Reuters – 4 hours ago
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SANAA (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed in heavy fighting between Sunni Muslim tribesmen and Shi'ite Houthi rebels in central Yemen on Friday, increasing fears of outright sectarian warfare.

The Houthi rebels also entered Radaa city, in the central province of al-Bayda, a bastion of the Yemen-based al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), local officials and residents said.

The Houthis established themselves as Yemen's new powerbrokers last month, capturing the capital Sanaa on Sept. 21 to little resistance from residents or from the weak administration of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

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