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They told Reuters
that the strikes focused on the presidential compound district
in Sanaa, which the Shi'ite Muslim rebels seized in September,
and Houthi military sites in mountainous areas on the outskirts
of the city.
A Saudi-led coalition intervened in Yemen's civil war eight
weeks ago to try to roll back Houthi advances across the Arabian
Peninsula country and restore exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour
Hadi in power.
Sanaa residents said air strikes also continued overnight on
fighters loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh who are
allied with the Houthis in the conflict.
There were also 10 air raids overnight on Houthi and pro-Saleh
forces in the oil-producing province of Marib, according to
residents in the region.
In Saada province which borders Saudi Arabia in northwestern
Yemen, the Houthis said they had seized several Saudi-controlled
military sites and taken weapons and equipment there.
(Reporting by Mohamed Ghobari; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
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