Fighting in Yemen oil region kills 26

Ten pro-government soldiers were killed and 12 wounded in the fighting.
ADEN (AFP) – At least 26 fighters were killed in clashes on Monday between pro-government troops and rebels over control of an oil-rich region east of the Yemeni capital, military sources said.
“Pro-government forces launched a military operation today to retake Sarwah,” a loyalist military source said of the only part of Marib province still held by the rebels who have controlled nearby Sanaa since September 2014.
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Source: france24.com

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