150 Yemeni soldiers and Houthi rebels have been killed in a week of clashes

Some 150 Yemeni pro-government soldiers and Houthi rebels have been killed in a week of fighting south of the strategic port city of Hodeida. Impoverished Yemen is mired in a devastating conflict between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces backed by Saudi Arabia that has left tens of thousands dead and sparked a dire humanitarian crisis. The toll for losses on the two sides has reached around 150 dead and 260 wounded