Update – 10 Civilians Killed By Houthi Shelling İn Yemen's Taizz

Ten Yemeni civilians were killed and six others injured Sunday in random shelling by Shiite Houthi militants that hit residential areas in the central city of Taizz, a medical source has said.



A mortar shell fell on a house in the Al-Tahawra Hospital district, leaving one man dead and six others injured, the source told The Anadolu Agency.



He said the injured victims included children.



Earlier in the day, local residents said five civilians were killed after shells landed near a car repair shop in Al-Masbah district in Taizz city.



Meanwhile, four other civilians were killed in random Houthi shelling that struck Al-Dhaboua residential area in downtown Taizz, residents added.



This comes as armed clashes continue to rage on between Houthi militants and armed tribesmen in several neighborhoods in Taizz.



A tribal source who declined to be named, for his part, told AA that armed tribesmen managed to destroy two Houthi tanks in downtown Taizz.



"Casualties among the Houthi occurred during clashes with armed tribesmen in the same district," the source said, without revealing further details.



Yemen in general has remained in a state of turmoil since 2011 when a popular uprising forced ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down a year later.



Almost one month ago, Saudi Arabia and several other Arab states began striking – from air – Houthi positions across Yemen.



Saudi Arabia says the strikes come in response to appeals by embattled Yemeni President ABD Rabbuh Mansour Hadi for help against the Houthis, who overran capital Sanaa late last year and advanced on other provinces.



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