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Houthis push back towards Aden [View all]
Houthis retake several key positions lost in southern Yemen in past months
Armed Yemeni tribesmen from the Popular Resistance Committees supporting forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, during a battle in the country this past week (AFP)
The Houthis have regained several positions lost in recent months across southern Yemen, in a fresh push towards the Gulf-backed government's temporary headquarters in the port city of Aden, military sources said on Sunday.
In Lahj province, which borders Aden, sources told AFP that Houthi fighters are now positioned on a hill overlooking the strategic Al-Anad airbase.
The base at present houses Sudanese forces from a Saudi-led coalition that has been battling the Houthis across Yemen since March.
The Houthi deployment near Al-Anad, which took place without fighting, "poses a real danger to pro-government and coalition forces," a military source told AFP.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/houthis-retake-positions-southern-yemen-1305781777
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