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11 killed in rebel-tribe clashes in north Yemen
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December 12, 2010, Sunday
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UP to 11 people were killed yesterday in clashes between Houthis-led Shiite rebels and tribesmen in northern Yemen over accusations that the latter sheltered some al-Qaida militants responsible for killing the rebel leader last month, tribal and security sources said.
At least 11 people from both sides were killed in the clashes that erupted when the rebels blocked a road in front of the tribesmen of Waila tribe in Kotaf district in northern Saada province, a tribal dignitary said on condition of anonymity.
A security official of the Yemeni Interior Ministry told Xinhua that the clashes came following a twin suicide car bombs last month that killed a leader of the Shiite rebel group along with dozens of the group's followers, for which al-Qaida later claimed credit.
"Since then, Shiite rebels have accused Waila tribe of sheltering a number of al-Qaida militants responsible for killing the rebel leader, and pressed the tribe to hand them over," the official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Last week, al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed that it killed the spiritual leader of northern Shiite rebels, Bader al-Deen al-Houthi, in a car bombing attack on Nov. 24 and then launched another attack targeting his funeral on Nov. 26.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned late last month that there has been an "alarming escalation" in fighting in Yemeni northern restive provinces.
Yemeni government and Shiite rebels sealed a shaky cease-fire deal in February to end the six-year sporadic war in Saada province.
At least 11 people from both sides were killed in the clashes that erupted when the rebels blocked a road in front of the tribesmen of Waila tribe in Kotaf district in northern Saada province, a tribal dignitary said on condition of anonymity.
A security official of the Yemeni Interior Ministry told Xinhua that the clashes came following a twin suicide car bombs last month that killed a leader of the Shiite rebel group along with dozens of the group's followers, for which al-Qaida later claimed credit.
"Since then, Shiite rebels have accused Waila tribe of sheltering a number of al-Qaida militants responsible for killing the rebel leader, and pressed the tribe to hand them over," the official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Last week, al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed that it killed the spiritual leader of northern Shiite rebels, Bader al-Deen al-Houthi, in a car bombing attack on Nov. 24 and then launched another attack targeting his funeral on Nov. 26.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned late last month that there has been an "alarming escalation" in fighting in Yemeni northern restive provinces.
Yemeni government and Shiite rebels sealed a shaky cease-fire deal in February to end the six-year sporadic war in Saada province.
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