Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Both sides in the protracted Yemeni civil war have continued to fight for the critical port city of Hudaydah before a negotiated ceasefire that was negotiated takes effect Tuesday.
Forces supporting the Yemen government and the opposing Houthi rebels have blamed the other for the continued fighting ahead of the break. Rebel-supported news outlets charged that the Saudi-led government coalition bombed areas more than 50 times in seven airstrikes Sunday and ran 12 strikes on Saturday, CNN reported.