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An international aid organization said some 575 Yemenis have been killed in fighting between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi revolutionaries in Yemen between Aug. 1 and Oct. 15.
Friday's statement by United Kingdom-based OXFAM said fighting has killed about one civilian every three hours since August and reported suspected cholera cases surpassed 1.1 million over the past 18 months, including over 2,000 fatal cases.
The group reiterated its calls for the U.S., UK and other governments to halt arms supplies to Saudi Arabia, which has led a coalition into Yemen more than 3½ years ago to fight the Houthis and forcefully reinstate the resigned regime of former Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
The war has exacerbated Yemen's economic crisis and spawned what the U.N. says is the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
