Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen cities kill 16 - Houthis


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  • Saturday, 04 Jul 2015

Smoke billows from the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa July 2, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

SANAA (Reuters) - Saudi-led air strikes killed at least 16 people in Yemen on Friday, the country's dominant Houthi militia said, and the European Union and United States appealed for a pause in the war to enable aid deliveries to stricken civilians.

An Arab coalition has been bombarding Iran-allied Houthi forces and allied army units since March in a campaign to restore exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to power.

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