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5 Bahraini soldiers killed in Saudi southern border

Xinhua, September 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

Five Bahraini soldiers were killed on Friday in the Southern border of Saudi Arabia, announced the Bahrain Defence Force general command.

"They were performing national duty defending the Saudi Arabia's southern border with Yemen," said the command, without providing further details.

Bahrain, a member of a Saudi-led Arab coalition against Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels, has battled Houthis since March to restore the rule of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, exiled in Riyadh.

Houthis took control of Yemen's capital Sanaa in September last year. Endit