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Houthi militias killed at least 15 fighters loyal to ousted former president Ali Abdullah Saleh on Saturday after fleeing battle against Saudi forces near the southwestern province of Najran. During the clashes that took place near the Saudi-Yemen border, Saudi forces killed nearly 70 Houthi militias, the Arabic website of Al Arabiya news channel reported. Coalition airstrikes Meanwhile, the Saudi-led Arab coalition aircraft launched airstrikes targeting Houthi militia positions in the Yemeni District of Harad near the border. Security sources told Al Arabiya that coalition forces continued to target Houthis near the northern governorate of Saada, killing four militants. Sources also confirmed the deaths of 64 Houthi members on the Yemeni border near the southeastern Saudi province of Jizan. Earlier this month, the Arab coalition resumed its Operation Restoring Hope against the Houthis and their allies loyal to deposed Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh after UN-sponsored peace talks in Kuwait ended without an agreement. The operation was also renewed after the Houthi militias started launching attacks on the Saudi borders, which Riyadh dubbed as a “red line”. The Houthi militias and Saleh’s General People’s Congress hold most of Yemen’s northern half, while forces loyal to exiled President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi share control of the rest of the country along with local tribes. The fighting during which more than 6,400 people have been killed - half of them civilians - has created a humanitarian crisis in one of the poorest countries in the Middle East. (AP)