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SANAA, Oct 21 (KUNA) -- Armed clashes erupted anew between army forces and
Huthi rebels in northern Yemen after gunmen attacked an army checkpoint, the
Yemeni news agency reported on Sunday.
The official news agency, Saba', said the clashes broke out, late on
Saturday, in the governorate of Saada after armed rebels attacked an army
roadblock in the region of Al-Shoumiah.
The renewed fighting coincided with preparations by the criminal court to
cross-examine cases of 15 Huthi detainees, charged with being involved in
anti-state acts and sabotage.
Mediation efforts by Qatar, last June, resulted in reaching a cease-fire
between the Sanaa government and the opposition gunmen.
According to a Qatari-mediated deal, leaders of the opposition would settle
in Doha, the gunmen would hand over heavy-caliber arms and the Army would
withdraw from villages and towns, inhabited by Huthis. (end)
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