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Saudi warplanes rain '1,011 missiles' on Yemen

Arab World Materials 19 December 2009 23:06 (UTC +04:00)

Houthi fighters say Saudi warplanes have fired some 1,011 missiles on the borderline with Yemen, Press TV reported .

The fighters also said on Saturday that the warplanes had carried out nearly 60 air assaults on the residential areas in the northern Al-Jabiri, Al-Dukhan and Al-Malaheet districts.

Saudi Arabia joined Sana'a's months-long fierce armed campaign against the Shia fighters in November.

The Houthis are accused by the central government of breaking the terms of a ceasefire agreement by taking foreign visitors hostage. The Saudis, on their part, claimed that the fighters had attacked one of their border checkpoints.

The fighters denounce the offensives as a discriminatory campaign against the Shia minority under Riyadh's auspices.

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