Yemen War News Updates -- August 4, 2015

Al Jazeera: Anti-Houthi forces recapture Yemen's largest army base

Backed by Arab coalition assault, forces fighting with loyalists of exiled President Hadi take back al-Anad in Lahej.

Forces battling Houthi fighters in Yemen say they have captured the country's largest military base following intense clashes which left dozens killed.

In a statement on Monday, the government of exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi claimed complete control of al-Anad base in Lahej province in the country's south.

"With the help and back-up of the Arab-led coalition, this achievement was possible," the statement said.

Yemen War News Updates -- August 4, 2015

Anti-Houthi fighters score more gains in south Yemen -- Reuters
Fighting for Yemen’s Largest Air Base Rages -- WSJ
Yemen crisis: Houthi rebels 'driven from key al-Anad airbase' -- BBC
Yemen pro-government troops retake key military base from Houthi rebels -- AP
Pro-Hadi Fighters Recapture Yemen's Largest Military Base -- IBTimes
Yemeni government: Military base liberated from rebels -- Deutsche Welle
Pro-Government Forces Recapture Key Yemeni Base -- VOA
Saudi-led coalition ground forces help recapture Yemeni military base from Houthis -- RT
Pro-Hadi forces take Yemeni province of Lahij -- Al Bawaba
Saudi-Led Coalition Deploys Nearly 3,000 Troops in Yemen - Reports -- Sputnik
Nearly 2,000 civilians killed in Yemen: UN -- Al Bawaba
A leaflet dropped on Yemen’s villages is warning people to leave before coalition strikes -- Al Bawaba
Almost 100,000 flee Yemen in four months as receiving countries struggle to cope in face of funding crisis -- UNHCR
-UN envoy to Yemen says warring parties increasingly open to peace plan -- Channel News Agency/Reuters
The U.S. is enabling a terrible mistake in Yemen -- Ryan Cooper, The Week
Yemen war: Does capture of air base mark a turning point? -- Michael Stephens, BBC