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| Clashes between Yemen's Ansarullah fighters, Hadi loyalists kill 30 |
| 2015-03-25 |
| [Iran Press TV] Thirty people have been killed in fresh festivities between Ansarullah fighters and forces loyal to the runaway President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi in Bayda Province. The festivities erupted on Tuesday, when the pro-Hadi rustics attacked several bases and checkpoints of Houthi ...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The Yemeni government has accused the Houthis of having ties to the Iranian government, which wouldn't suprise most of us. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews... fighters. The fighting left 15 Houthi fighters and nine rustics dead. In Marib, east of the capital, Sana'a, six rustics loyal to Hadi, including a tribal chief, were killed in festivities with Ansarullah fighters late on Monday. Ta'izz violence Meanwhile, ...back at the argument, Livia grabbed for Jane's hair to make her point. Jane elbowed her in the face in rebuttal... an anti-Houthi protest in the southern city of Ta'izz turned violent, leaving five people dead and dozens more injured. Ansarullah fighters on Sunday took control of Ta'izz, a strategic city between the capital Sana'a and Aden, where Hadi has been based over the past weeks. The Houthi fighters seized the airport in Ta'izz after defeating forces loyal to the runaway president. They also captured several state facilities including a court complex in Yemen's third largest city. Houthi movement's Ansarullah fighters also sent reinforcement to an area in the neighboring province of Ibb, northeast of Ta'izz. In late January, Hadi, along with the cabinet of Prime Minister Khaled Bahah, stepped down over pressure from the Ansarullah revolutionaries, but the Yemeni parliament did not approve his resignation. Hadi fled his home in the capital on February 21 after weeks under effective house arrest and went to Aden, Yemen's second largest city, where he officially withdrew his resignation and highlighted his intention to resume duties. |
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