Houthi loyalists have killed 11 people, three of them were security men, and wounded three soldiers in Mejz district of Sa'ada province southern Yemen.

The pro-Houthis in the district have killed a military leader and two of his escorts in addition to 8 of the district's citizens, who are cooperative with the government troops.Later, they have attacked a military vehicle and wounded three soldiers.The pro-Houthis have committed about 635 violations since declaring cease the military operations in November 11, 2009, including killing security and military men, citizens and establishing checkpoints, according to the Interior Ministry.Saada governorate has suffered from a sporadic six-year war between the government troops and al-Houthi rebels since 2004. The last round of the war was erupted in August 2009.On February 11th, a ceasefire deal was announced by President Ali Abdullah Saleh following the Houthi rebel leader acceptance of the government's six terms.In spite some breaches committed by al-Houthi rebels, the deal's implementation is going well but slowly.The war has claimed thousands of lives of innocent citizens, soldiers and insurgents in Saada governorate, which is located close to the border with Saudi Arabia.The rebel group was founded by rebel leader Hussein al-Houthi, the eldest brother of the current group leader Abdul-Malik. Hussein was killed by the army in September 2004.The government accuses the Houthi group of trying to reinstall the rule of imams, which was toppled by a republican revolution in northern Yemen in 1962.