Yemenis fleeing fighting say Saudis turned them back
By Khaled Fazah (AFP) – 18 hours ago
CAMP AL-MAZRAQ, Yemen — Thousands of civilians fleeing fighting between the army and Shiite rebels in north Yemen who found refuge in Saudi Arabia say they were sent back across the border to the war-ravaged area.
The Yemeni military launched an all-out offensive on August 11 against Zaidi rebels also known as Huthis, in the mountainous Saada province of north Yemen. The Sanaa government accuses them of being backed by Iran.
Since sporadic clashes erupted in 2004, thousands of people have been killed and displaced.
Ahmed Mohammed Ali, 47, left his village in Saada province along with 12 family members 10 days ago under heavy bombardment amid fierce fighting.
"The roads were cut off so we had to walk until we entered Saudi Arabia," he told an AFP photographer in Camp Al-Mazraq on the Yemeni side of the border.
The Saudi authorities allowed them to proceed some 30 kilometres (19 miles) inland, but hours later security patrols returned them to the border crossing, where they were then relocated to Al-Mazraq in Hajjah province.
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By Khaled Fazah (AFP) – 18 hours ago
CAMP AL-MAZRAQ, Yemen — Thousands of civilians fleeing fighting between the army and Shiite rebels in north Yemen who found refuge in Saudi Arabia say they were sent back across the border to the war-ravaged area.
The Yemeni military launched an all-out offensive on August 11 against Zaidi rebels also known as Huthis, in the mountainous Saada province of north Yemen. The Sanaa government accuses them of being backed by Iran.
Since sporadic clashes erupted in 2004, thousands of people have been killed and displaced.
Ahmed Mohammed Ali, 47, left his village in Saada province along with 12 family members 10 days ago under heavy bombardment amid fierce fighting.
"The roads were cut off so we had to walk until we entered Saudi Arabia," he told an AFP photographer in Camp Al-Mazraq on the Yemeni side of the border.
The Saudi authorities allowed them to proceed some 30 kilometres (19 miles) inland, but hours later security patrols returned them to the border crossing, where they were then relocated to Al-Mazraq in Hajjah province.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hdK6xGJZhiWIM_R0DQyZggax5AOA
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