Sanaa, Feb 28 (IANS): Clashes erupted Friday between the Yemeni army and Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen's northeastern province of al-Jawf, leaving at least 13 people dead and several others wounded, tribal sources said.
The fighting took place after the Shia rebels tried to seize the government's main facilities in al-Hazm, the capital city of al-Jawf province, a local tribal source told Xinhua.
"Three soldiers and more than 10 Shia rebels were killed in the fighting," the source said.