Reuters, 03/08 17:02 CET
By Mohammed Mukhashaf
ADEN (Reuters) – Fighters loyal
to Yemen’s exiled president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, bolstered by Gulf
Arab support, seized the country’s largest military base from Houthi
forces on Monday after heavy combat in which dozens were killed or
captured, a pro-Hadi commander said.
If confirmed, the victory would mark another significant
gain for the Hadi loyalists after they drove the Houthis from the
southern port of Aden in July following months on the defensive.
The recapture of the al-Anad base also opens up the road
north to the city of Taiz, where Iranian-allied Houthi militias have
been locked in combat with local fighters siding with Hadi.
Hadi remains in Saudi Arabia, where he fled in March as
the Houthis closed in on his refuge in Aden. The Houthis had broken out
of their northern strongholds and seized control of the capital Sanaa in
September, plunging Yemen into another bout of conflict.
Full article available here: Pro-Hadi Fighters, Houthis
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