Multiple air raids hit Yemen despite calls for talks
Multiple air raids hit Yemen despite calls for talks
Al Jazeera and agencies, 23 Apr 2015
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Saudi-led warplanes have launched deadly air strikes in Yemen despite a call by Houthi fighters for a halt to the raids as a condition for UN-sponsored peace talks.
Defence Ministry officials told Al Jazeera on Thursday that 11 air strikes struck Houthi targets in Ibb province, while four hit Lahij, three hit the eastern province of Marib, six hit Yemen's third largest city of Taiz and several hit a rebel-held airbase in the western city of Hodeida.
At least 23 Houthis were reportedly killed in air strikes in the southern town of Ad Dali' as coalition raids continued to target the group's positions, striking schools and public buildings held by the group.
Defence Ministry officials told Al Jazeera on Thursday that 11 air strikes struck Houthi targets in Ibb province, while four hit Lahij, three hit the eastern province of Marib, six hit Yemen's third largest city of Taiz and several hit a rebel-held airbase in the western city of Hodeida.
At least 23 Houthis were reportedly killed in air strikes in the southern town of Ad Dali' as coalition raids continued to target the group's positions, striking schools and public buildings held by the group.