Clashes near Yemen's Mokha kill more than 40 troops, rebels

More than 40 troops and rebels have been killed in several days of clashes between Yemen's Saudi-backed army and insurgents allied with Iran near the Red Sea port of Mokha, officials said Sunday.Fighting has intensified around the Khaled Ibn al-Walid military base east of Mokha since government forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition seized it from the Huthi rebels last week.Sixteen Huthis and seven soldiers were killed in overnight clashes and air raids outside Mokha, according to military offic