SADAA, 14 Nov — Two Saudi soldiers were killed and five others wounded Saturday in clashes with Yemeni Shiite rebels, the London-based Saudi-owned al-Sharaq al-Awsat newspaper said. Two weeks of Saudi bombardment of rebels’ positions has failed to drive them out of Saudi territory, the website of Yemen’s Socialist Party (YSP) said, adding “Saudis are ignorant about the fighting tactics used by the rebels and recent reports confirmed the rebels are still inside Saudi territories.” Meanwhile, the rebels Saturday said in a statement on their website “Saudi warplanes Saturday night bombed the regions of al-Malahid, Hidan, Shada, al-Hasama, Ghafra and mount al-Hamar,” adding “up till now, Saudi jet fighters dropped 145 missiles targeting areas in al-Malahid, Shada, Hasama and Hidan districts.” In related news, al-Masder online Saturday reported 70 thousand people in the district of Razeh in Sadaa are “living in dire humanitarian conditions because the rebels have surrounded the district from three sides preventing food supplies from reaching the area,” adding “the price of one sack of wheat has climaxed to YR10,000.0 riyals and it cannot be found easily while medicine supplies are non-existent.” People in the area have complained Saudi authorities banned cross-border trade amid news several pregnant women have died due to lack of basic medical supplies.







