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A group of senior Iranian and Houthi commanders were killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike in Yemen’s capital on Oct. 23.
The air strike targeted the home in Sanaa of former Yemeni Gen. Mohsen Ali Ahmar, an ally of exiled President Abbed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, according to media reports in Yemen.
Saudi coalition officials said 98 Houthi rebels were killed in the strike and 45 more were wounded. The strike was launched as senior Iranian and Houthi leaders were conducting a meeting at Al Ahmar’s home.
Al Ahmar had been a top commander and adviser to Hadi in Yemen’s internationally recognized government. His house raided by Houthis when they captured Sanaa last September. Before joining Hadi’s administration, Al Ahmar was an ally of ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is now aligned with the Hoithis.
The sources said that among those killed in the Sanaa air strike were senior Houthi officials Saleh Ahmad Qarqash, Abdullah Ahmad Al Madani and Hussain Abdullah Aidha, Iranian commander Khouri Obaid Agha, and some crew members of the Houthi-run Al Maseera television channel.
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