SANAA (Reuters) - At least eight people were killed on Wednesday after Shi'ite Muslim fighters clashed with the army and allied Sunni tribesmen over the control of a strategic hilltop north of the Yemeni capital, local officials said.
The area has had bouts of sectarian clashes since last year, undermining efforts at national reconciliation in Yemen, a neighbour of major oil exporter Saudi Arabia and home to one of al Qaeda's most active wings.
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