国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Fresh fighting resumes in Yemens Hodeidah, shattering UN-led peace efforts
<p><span word="ADEN">ADEN</span>, <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 24-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yemeni">Yemeni</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Houthi">Houthi</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hodeidah">Hodeidah</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span>, <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Griffiths">Griffiths</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="warring">warring</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="de">de</span>-<span word="escalating">escalating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hodeidah">Hodeidah</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="confrontations">confrontations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="artillery">artillery</span> <span word="shelling">shelling</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>, <span word="sporadic">sporadic</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gunfire">gunfire</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hodeidah">Hodeidah</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="clashed">clashed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Houthi">Houthi</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kilo">Kilo</span> 16 <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hodeidah">Hodeidah</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Houthis">Houthis</span> <span word="positioned">positioned</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>' <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="artillery">artillery</span> <span word="shells">shells</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bombardment">bombardment</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shelled">shelled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Houthi">Houthi</span>-<span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="artillery">artillery</span> <span word="gunfire">gunfire</span>, <span word="sparking">sparking</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="confrontations">confrontations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Kilo">Kilo</span> 16 <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="shells">shells</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Houthis">Houthis</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hodeidah">Hodeidah</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mandher">Mandher</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span>.</p>
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