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bemildred

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2. Iran-backed rebels recapture positions in south Yemen

Sun Nov 8, 2015, 12:28 PM

Nov 2015

ADEN (Yemen) - Yemen's Iran-backed rebels have regained several positions lost in recent months across the country's south, in a fresh push towards the Gulf-backed government's temporary headquarters in port city Aden, military sources said Sunday.

In Lahj province, which borders Aden, rebels are now positioned on a hill overlooking the strategic Al-Anad airbase, according to the sources.

The base currently houses Sudanese forces from a Saudi-led coalition that has been battling rebels across Yemen since March.

The rebel deployment near Al-Anad, which took place without fighting, "poses a real danger to pro-government and coalition forces," a military source said.

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=73920

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