The Yemeni army killed seven Shias and wounded an eighth as its offensive against their strongholds in the northern mountains entered a second month, a commander said on Sunday.
Troops killed the Shia fighters on Saturday as they attempted to reopen key routes in Saada province on the Saudi border, the official Saba news agency quoted the commander as saying without giving his name.
In neighbouring Jawf province, troops captured three Shias, a security official said.
The government accuses the Shias of seeking to restore the Zaidi Shiite imamate.
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