But many, including loyalist fighters, lost their lives to mines planted by the rebels before they withdrew. Therefore, one of the poorest countries in the world is being pulverized by the Saudi Arabia led coalition against Yemen and like usual Western fingerprints are everywhere.
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On Sunday, Huthi-linked gunmen abducted 10 members of the Islamist Al-Islah party in the city, including a former government minister and women, relatives said.
The Yemeni forces also struck the a Saudi border site in Najran, inflicting heavy losses upon it.
Mines and unexploded ordnance have caused similarly high death tolls in Aden itself since the rebels’ pullout last month, with dozens of civilians reported killed and hundreds wounded.
Forces loyal to Yemen’s exiled president on Sunday captured from Houthi rebels multiple cities in the country’s south, including the capital of the Abyan province.
Yemeni fighters loyal to exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who were detained by Houthi rebels, arrive at Sanaa airport before flying to Aden.
In conflicting reports, officials in Yemen’s government claim that Egypt has sent ground troops to fight alongside government forces, while independent journalists and analysts say that there are no Egyptian soldiers present.
Overnight fighting in Taiz, meanwhile, has reportedly left 33 Houthis and 12 pro-government fighters dead, with another 38 injured.
A Saudi-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen at Hadi’s request since late March.
Yemen, caught between the crossfire of Houthi rebels and Saudi and US backed government forces, was in the news briefly.
Saudi Arabia’s involvement, in fact, is based on the belief that the Houthis are allied with rival Iran – a charge that Iran denies. They were released as part of a prisoner exchange with the Houthis on Monday.
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The official further noted that the delivery of food, water and emergency medical aid to the affected areas “must be facilitated” rather than hampered in the war-ravaged country.
