Saudi- led strikes kill 15 in Yemen

Sanaa, Oct. 8: Two airstrikes by the Saudiled coalition have killed at least 15 civilians and wounded 25 others in Yemen at a wedding hosted by a tribal leader known to support the Houthi rebels, witnesses and independent security officials said.

Three brothers preparing to get married were also killed in a rocket attack. The three brothers were waiting for their brides’ party to arrive when a missile hit their house, in Sanban on Wedne- sday, a region in Dhamar province 113 km southeast of the capital, Sanaa, the officials and witnesses said.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to the media. Witnesses declined to give their names for fear of reprisals.

There was no immediate coalition comment. The coalition last week denied that its airstrikes hit a wedding party September 28, killing more than 130 people in the deadliest single event of Yemen’s civil war.

Three brothers preparing to get married were also killed in a rocket attack. The brothers were waiting for their brides’ party to arrive when a missile hit their house, in Sanban

News of the latest airstrikes emerged as officials said Yemeni government forces and their allies, including coalition troops, captured the last outpost of the Shia Houthi rebels in the key Marib province. The forces took the town of Sirwah, said Col. Ayed al- Moradi, a Yemeni military official.

With pressure increasing on the Houthis, the UN on Wednesday announced that the rebels had accepted a Security Council resolution calling for an end to the fighting. The UN special envoy was on his way to the region to see how Yemen’s government would respond. — AP