Toll from Yemen clashes passes 300 as civilians flee homes

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Clashes between government forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in southwest Yemen have caused over 300 deaths, including significant troop casualties on both sides. Thousands of civilians are fleeing their homes amid escalating missile attacks and hostilities.

The toll from days of fighting between government forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in southwest Yemen climbed past 300 on Sunday, as hundreds of families fled their homes to escape the violence. Two military officials with the Saudi-backed government forces told AFP that 84 of their troops were killed between midday Saturday and early Sunday morning, mostly in missile attacks. Four Houthi military sources said 57 rebel fighters were killed in the same period.