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Yemen: Former President Ali Abdullah Saleh Reportedly Killed by Houthis

HeadlineDec 04, 2017

In Yemen, there are conflicting accounts about the fate of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, with Iranian media reporting he was killed by Houthi rebels after an assault that blew up his residence in the capital Sana’a. Saleh’s office in Yemen is denying the reports, which came as Houthi rebels fought pitched battles with Saleh-aligned forces in the streets. The rebels had been in an uneasy alliance with Saleh’s fighters until Saleh threw his support to the Saudi-led coalition on Saturday, effectively switching sides. Meanwhile, an airstrike by the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition killed at least 12 people in the city of Saada on Sunday. This is Megahed Gassar, who was badly wounded in the bombing.  

Megahed Gassar: “They targeted my house while there were 18 to 20 guests. The whole family was inside, as well as all our cattle. Everything is gone. There’s nothing left.”

On Saturday, top U.N. officials called on the Saudi-led coalition to lift its blockade of Yemen’s Red Sea ports, warning “the threat of widespread famine in a matter of months is very real.”

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