Clashes shook Yemen’s flashpoint city of Hodeida Sunday after air strikes and deadly fighting on the outskirts overnight, residents said, despite a UN-brokered ceasefire between pro-government forces and rebels. “There are sounds of jets and air strikes, but we don’t know what they are targeting,” he told AFP by telephone. Fighters killedAt least 29 fighters, including 22 Huthi rebels and seven pro-government troops, were killed on Saturday night in clashes and air strikes in Hodeida province, a pro-government military source told AFP. According to the insurgents’ Al-Masirah television on Sunday, there were ongoing clashes and air strikes in the city and its outskirts. In comments published Saturday on the rebel-run Saba news agency, the Huthis accused pro-government forces of shelling residential neighborhoods in Hodeida city.

Source: Egypt Independent December 16, 2018 11:48 UTC