(Hodeida) Heavy clashes killed 39 combatants outside Yemen's
rebel-held port city of Hodeida on Thursday, as the Saudi and UAE-backed
offensive to retake the key aid hub entered its second day.
Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels suffered 30 fatalities in the fighting, which took place two kilometres (1.2 miles) from Hodeida airport, south of the city, Nine pro-government troops were killed in the same area, the medics said. Military sources said the deaths were caused by mines and snipers.
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