Dubai (AFP) - Fierce fighting broke out in the Yemeni port city of Hodeida late Monday, between rebels and pro-government forces, despite progress in peace talks and appeals for calm, pro-government military officials said.
The fighting, the worst since forces loyal to Yemen's government halted an offensive on the lifeline port last week, was concentrated on the eastern part of the city where rebels fired artillery, the loyalist sources said.
Pro-government forces responded while planes from the Saudi-led coalition, which also supports the government, launched 12 raids, the sources said.
