Across Asia: Yemen

Saudi attacks rebels

The Saudi air force is attacking rebel strongholds in northern Yemen after rebels killed two Saudi security men on the border, the Saudi-owned, London-based Elaph website reported yesterday. A spokesman for Yemen's Shiite rebels too said Saudi fighter jets bombed the group's northern stronghold. The rebels, known as Hawthis, have been battling Yemeni government forces intensively over the past few months.