Houthi militants seize presidential city in Yemen

Houthi militants in Yemen seized the presidential district of Aden and overtook the president’s residency on Thursday, reports Reuters.

The city in the south of Yemen was taken by the Houthis after a seven day struggle which included Saudi Airstrikes to curtail the Houthi advances.

A senior US military official plated down the likelihood of external ground troops being sent in from Saudi Arabia, stating,

“I don’t think they’re going to do that. I think they are arraying their forces along their border to prevent a Houthi incursion.”

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