Yemen War News Updates -- April 16, 2015

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IBTimes: Yemen Crisis Update: Al Qaeda Militants Capture Riyan Airport, Oil Terminal In Mukalla

Al Qaeda militants in Yemen captured a major airport and an oil terminal Thursday in the country’s south, officials told the Associated Press. The militant group has taken control of various territories in Yemen amid weeks of fighting between government forces loyal to exiled Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi and Iran-backed Shiite rebels known as Houthis.

Al Qaeda reportedly seized the Riyan airport in Mukalla from one of Yemen's infantry units. A local activist said the soldiers offered little resistance before they withdrew from the airport, the AP reported.

Yemen War News Updates -- April 16, 2015

Al-Qaida captures major airport, oil terminal in south Yemen -- AP
Al-Qaeda takes over airport in Yemen -- Al Jazeera
Yemen crisis: Al-Qaeda seizes southern airport' -- BBC
Al-Qaeda seizes airport in southeast Yemen -- AFP
Al Qaida terrorists seize Yemen airport -- Gulf News
Heavy fighting erupts in Yemeni city of Taiz: residents -- Reuters
Yemen port: Empty streets, the sound of shelling and desperation in the air -- CNN
Saudi-led coalition air strikes killed 31 civilians in Yemen factory, says Human Rights Watch -- The Independent
Three weeks of Saudi strikes in Yemen, no peace in sight -- CNN
Yemen urges rebel army units to drop support for Huthis -- AFP
New Vice President says hopes there will be no Arab ground campaign in Yemen -- Reuters
Saudi’s U.S. envoy: kingdom set on expelling al-Qaeda from Yemen -- Al Arabiya
Yemen: Saudi Arabia says it will make sure Houthis fail -- IBTimes
Saudi Claims on Iranian Role in Yemen Face Skepticism in West -- Bloomberg
As Yemen crisis deepens, UN food relief agency calls on warring factions to allow supply restock -- UN News Centre
Half Yemeni population is going hungry as violence worsens: WFP -- Reuters
U.N. envoy to Yemen resigns -- Reuters
Yemen conflict: UN special envoy Benomar steps down -- BBC
Trapped in Yemen, More Americans Who Fled Country Arrive in Djibouti -- ABC News
Egyptians Question President’s Decision to Go to War in Yemen -- Time
Ghosts of Dead Invaders in Yemen Loom Over Saudi Buildup -- Bloomberg