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U.N. says 10,000 killed in Yemen war, far more than other estimates

U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator Jamie McGoldrick addresses a news conference in Sanaa, Yemen

At least 10,000 people have been killed in Yemen's 18-month-old civil war, the United Nations on Tuesday, approaching double the estimates of more than 6,000 cited by officials and aid workers for much of 2016.

The war pits the Iran-allied Houthi group and supporters of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh against President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who is supported by an alliance of Arab states led by Saudi Arabia.

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