Yemen rebels take port city, province near capital

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7. Yemen's Southerners see hope in Houthis' rise

Sanaa - Overshadowed in recent years by the rise of Houthi rebels in the north of the country, Yemen's southern secessionists revealed plans to rejuvenate their push to secession.

The Southern Movement, or Al-Hirak al-Janoubi, hoped to exploit a political vacuum created by the Houthis' recent military successes to advance their cause.

At the same time, they are being spurred on by fears that the Houthis could soon expand into the once independent south.

Those fears were deepened when on October 19, Houthi fighters continued to push south in Ibb province, taking over the town of Yarim after dismantling a protest camp blocking the country's main airport in the capital Sanaa.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/10/yemen-southerners-see-hope-houthis-rise-2014102052535893759.html