Air strikes, clashes continue to flout Yemen truce

Saudi-led warplanes bombed Yemeni rebels who clashed with pro-government fighters in the south despite a UN-declared truce aimed at delivering desperately needed aid, military sources said.

And 10 civilians were killed in pre-dawn raids on the capital Sanaa, according to medical sources.

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The coalition air raids targeted positions of the Iran-backed Shiite rebels and their allies, forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Aden and Lahj provinces.

Air strikes in support of forces loyal to exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi went on despite a six-day humanitarian truce which technically took effect just before midnight Friday.

The coalition brushed aside the ceasefire, saying it did not receive a request from Hadi's government to halt attacks, while the leader of the Huthi rebels said he did not expect the truce to take hold.

Air strikes targeted a building of military engineering in the Sanaa neighbourhood of Saawan, witnesses said. Medical sources said the raids killed 10 civilians.

Raids also hit rebel positions on the outskirts of the port city of Aden as well as a convoy in the city's neighbourhood of Khor Maksar, a military source said.

Clashes intensified Sunday in Aden, where rebels have laid siege to many areas that are controlled by southern fighters loyal to Hadi and known as the Popular Resistance.