Yemen War News Updates -- April 29, 2015

Reuters: Heavy fighting in Yemen, Saudi Arabia trains tribal fighters

(Reuters) - Saudi-led air strikes hit five Yemeni provinces as fighting raged in the southern city of Aden on Wednesday, and sources in the region said the kingdom was training armed tribesmen to fight the Iran-allied Houthi group.

Houthi rebels' tanks and snipers killed at least 12 civilians overnight in Yemen's Aden as they advanced toward the centre of the city, residents said, and a Saudi-led coalition airdropped arms to anti-Houthi fighters in the city of Taiz.

The Houthis took the capital Sanaa in September, demanding a more inclusive government, and swept south, rattling top world oil exporter Saudi Arabia and its allies, who fear what they see as expanding Iranian influence in the region. Arab coalition air strikes have, over the last month, backed local fighters in Aden and nationwide battling Shi'ite Houthis.

Yemen War News Updates -- April 29, 2015

Yemen Rebels and Allies Advance in Southern City of Aden -- AP
Yemen air force falls into grip of Houthis -- Al-Monitor
Dozens dead in Yemen as Iran, Saudi step up war of words -- AFP
Iran says Saudi Arabia ‘deserves punishment’ over Yemen strikes -- Euronews
Iranian Plane Breaches Saudi No-Fly Zone in Yemen -- Arutz Sheva
Iran calls for UN talks on Yemen at neutral venue -- AFP
Saudis Hit a Yemeni Airport, Possibly Closing Aid Route -- New York Times
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Inside Yemen: Eyewitness account from an IRC aid worker in Aden -- Rescue.org
Houthis steal $107m from Central Bank of Yemen -- Middle East Monitor
Yemen to request Gulf Cooperation Council membership -- Gulf News/Reuters
Yemen bracing for a generation of war -- J.J. Green, WTOP
In Yemen, the Fight for Supplies Takes Priority -- Startfor

Update: Someone in the Pentagon is dreaming .... Pentagon Will Attempt to Recover Weapons in Yemen After U.S. Embassy Reopens -- Breitbart