Houthis enter Yemen's Aden

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Houthis enter Yemen's Aden

Houthis have entered the Yemeni city of Aden from where resigned President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has just fled.

According to Yemeni Presidential guards, the former president fled Aden as Houthis entered the city on Wednesday.

Members of the Houthi Ansarullah movement also detained Hadi's former Defense Minister Mahmoud al-Subaihi in Aden and transferred him to the capital, Sana’a.

Former Yemeni Defense Minister Mahmoud al-Subaihi

The latest developments come as Yemeni forces backed by Ansarullah revolutionaries seized the al-Anad air base, located about 50 kilometers north of Aden.

A spokesman for the Houthis said the ongoing conflict is aimed at fighting against al-Qaeda militants and the country’s former president.

The spokesman added that the Houthis would respect the rights of people in southern Yemen.

Days earlier, Yemen’s Houthi movement named Major General Hussein Khairan as the new defense minister for the country.

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Yemeni forces backed by Ansarullah revolutionaries seize an air base in Lahij. Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, flees Aden to an unknown place.

Houthis have entered the Yemeni city of Aden from where resigned preident Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has just fled.

The Houthis have also detained Hadi's defense minister Mahmoud al-Subaihi in Aden.

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Yemen’s resigned president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, flees Aden to an unknown place.

Meanwhile sources say former Yemeni Defense Minister Mahmoud al-Sobihi has been captured in the southern town of Huta.

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Hadi Flees As Yemen Army Enters Gulf of Aden, Restores Houta

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Yemeni army, supported by the popular Committees, have entered on Wednesday morning the city of Aden from several directions, seizing control over most of the area and reaching the Gulf of Aden from Shebwa.

It also restored the Houta city, capital of Lahj province, from al-Qaeda and militia operatives.

The latest developments in Yemen followed various victories the army achieved against the armed militiamen loyal to the Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi.

Hadi was the transitional President in Yemen who fled Sanaa to Aden after submitting resignation in January, where he tried to establish a rival cabinet, igniting civil war in the country and mobilizing armed militiamen against the national military.

Former Defense Minister, Gen. Mahmoud Soubeihi, has been arrested and transferred to Sanaa. Soubeihi was leading in person the latest battles against the army across Yemen.

Nasser Hadi, Hadi's brother has been also arrested. He used to manage operations carried out by Had's militia group.

Moreover, the army detained Gen. Faisal Rajab, head of Infantry Brigade 119, along with Gen. Fadl Hassan, a former DM official.

Media reports stated that Hadi's faith is still unknown, underlying that the Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates have evacuated their diplomatic delegation from the country until further notice.

The United Nations urged on Monday unity in Yemen after Hadi called for international military intervention under Chapter 7.

Hadi has been trying to cement his power base in Aden in an attempt to ignite civil war in the country, after he toppled the national partnership agreement signed by various political parties.

Ansarullah group, also dubbed as Houthis, has liberated the capital Sanaa from al-Qaeda operatives last September, and worked to restore security and stability in the attack-hit areas.

The powerful group issued the Constitutional Declaration, in a bid to avoid the power vacuum in the country following the resignation of Hadi and his prime minister.