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58 combatants killed in fighting for Yemen’s Hodeida: medics
ADEN, Nov 8, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Dozens of combatants were killed as pro-
government forces closed in on rebel forces in the heart of the Yemeni port
city of Hodeida on Thursday, hospital sources said.
Medics at hospitals inside the city reported 47 rebels had been killed in
overnight ground fighting and air raids by a Saudi-led coalition supporting
the government.
Sources at hospitals in government-held areas on the outskirts said 11
soldiers had also been killed.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1410 hrs