The Shia of Yemen...

Shia on the Arabian peninsula push back against their governments and hardly anyone considers it newsworthy.

In Yemen...

SANA’A - At least 160 Shia rebel fighters were killed in two weeks of fierce fighting with army forces in the northern Yemeni province of Saada, a military official said Wednesday.

The official, whose name was not published, said in a statement that “commanding elements” in the outlawed Believing Youth armed group were among those killed in the battles.

The statement, posted on a website run by the defence ministry, did not give the death toll among the army forces.

Saada, some 230 kilometres north of Sana’a, has been the scene of fierce battles between the army and Shia rebels for more than two months.

Take a look if you want to know more about the Believing Youth and the recent conflict in Yemen.