Arab coalition kills accidentally fighters

A coalition of Arab states led by Saudi Arabia has slain thirty fighters accidentally loyal to Yemen's President Abd - Rabbu Mansour Hadi .

During the air raid were forty other fighters wounded . The Houthis in Yemen occupy large tracts of land and are supported by Iran. The Gulf states see this as a sign of Iran's growing influence in their backyard.

Yemen is the poorest country on the Arabian Peninsula. It has nearly 25 million inhabitants.