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Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Saudi troops killed at Yemen border

Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Saudi troops killed at Yemen border: "Four Saudi soldiers have been killed in an operation to seize back a border post from Yemeni Houthi fighters, Saudi Arabia's state television has said.

Following the clashes, Saudi forces seized the position back from the fighters and 'destroyed' them, the report added on Tuesday.

The latest casualties bring the death toll of Saudi soldiers in the border conflict with the Yemeni fighters to 82. Twenty-one others are reported missing."

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