Yemen War News Updates --August 23, 2017

Al Jazeera: Air raid in Yemen kills at least 35 people

Bombs hit close to Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa, leaving dozens dead and injured, local media reports.

An air attack on a hotel near the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, has killed at least 35 people, according to a local medic.

Physician Ali al-Rakmi who was helping at the site of Wednesday's strike in Arhab town's Qaa al-Qaidhi district, said there were more than 100 people inside at the time of the attack, all farmers who work in growing qat - a plant widely used for a stimulant effect.

At least 35 bodies were retrieved so far, he said.

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WNU Editor: Here are more signs that the country is further splitting apart .... Yemen's rebel alliance unravels in Sanaa (AFP).

Yemen War News Updates --August 23, 2017

Civilian Casualty Count in Saudi-Led Coalition Airstrikes in Yemen Totals 71 -- Sputnik International
Saudi-led airstrikes hit Yemen hotel, killing at least 41 -- ABC News/AP
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airstrikes near Sanaa, Yemen's rebel-held capital -- Deutsche Welle
Dozens killed in airstrike on Yemeni hotel -- The Guardian
Air Strikes Near Houthi Checkpoint Kill at Least 35 in Yemen -- Reuters
Saudi-led airstrikes kill up to 41 people, including 30 civilians in Yemen (PHOTOS, VIDEO) -- RT
Yemen's Houthis declare 'emergency state' in Sanaa -- The National
Houthi militias accuse Yemen’s ousted president Saleh of treason -- Al Arabiya
Houthis 'declare war' on ally Ali Abdullah Saleh amid signs of divorce -- The New Arab
How the Houthi-Saleh dispute could turn Yemen's war on its head -- Middle East Eye
Yemen blames Iran for war, says it can't be part of solution -- Washington Post
US commander visits Yemen border for firsthand look at war -- ABC News/AP
UN accuses two sides in Yemen war of international law violations -- Al Jazeera
Witnessing Yemen's desperate suffering -- BBC
Seven million in Yemen face threat of famine -- Al Jazeera
Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen 'a strategic failure' -- Al Jazeera