Washington Post: Fighting escalates in Yemen as Houthis launch airstrikes
BEIRUT — Intense clashes erupted Thursday in southern Yemen between forces loyal to the beleaguered president and the Shiite rebels whose assaults have pushed the Arabian Peninsula country into chaos.
Airstrikes targeted the palace of Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in the southern port city of Aden, to which he fled last month after escaping captivity by the rebels, known as Houthis. The rebels now control the capital, Sanaa.
The air raids followed a siege earlier in the day at the airport in Aden, where Hadi has set up a rival governing authority. The split raises the specter of an all-out civil war and could drag Yemen into a proxy conflict between the region’s two most powerful countries: Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran. Hadi’s authority in the south is backed by Riyadh, while the Houthis, who are followers of the Zaydi sect of Shiite Islam, have received increasing support from Tehran.
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Plane attacks Hadi's Aden base as Yemen conflict worsens -- Reuters
Yemen: Jet strikes palace grounds in deposed President's stronghold -- CNN
Fighter jet targets palace of Yemeni president -- Al Arabiya
Plane Attacks Yemen Presidential Palace in Aden -- VOA
Airstrikes on Yemen's presidential palace -- UPI
Yemeni Troops Expel Special Forces From Aden Airport -- WSJ
Soldiers loyal to Yemen's former president storm Aden airport -- The Guardian
Deadly clashes in Yemen close Aden airport -- Deutsche Welle
Battle for Aden Airport Stokes Fears of Wider Conflict in Yemen -- NYT
Yemen's Civil Conflict Deepens Further as Fighting Breaks Out in Aden -- VICE News
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Interesting the US seems more focused on the Nuclear deal that probably won't come about too soon and less about Iran's armed incursion into other parts of the Mid East.
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