The largest portion of the casualties have been from Saudi airstrikes though some were the result of Houthi clashes with Al Qaeda and Sunni tribes in the southwest. In spite of the air attacks, the Houthis, in tandem with the troops loyal to former president Saleh, have advanced further and have now taken part of the main southern city and port of Aden where until recently Hadi had his headquarters.
The Houthis have already captured the key district of Khor Maksar and were advancing on the presidential palace. The Khor Maksar area contains several foreign consulates and UN offices who were communicating with Hadi until he fled. There have been some clashes between the advancing rebel forces and local militias. Hadi's aides said they had no immediate plan to return to Aden. I guess not! Sources: Anti War http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-frees-300-inmates-yemeni-jail-094800641.html http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/04/02/Al-Qaeda-frees-300-inmates-in-Yemen-jailbreak-.html http://news.antiwar.com/2015/04/02/un-519-civilians-killed-in-two-weeks-of-yemen-fighting/
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"The U.S. attack destroyed a small pick-up vehicle loaded with weapons and explosives in Khora area in Shabwa province late on Sunday night, killing three people inside the car. The al-Qaida gunmen were attempting to move weapons which they looted in the 19th Infantry Brigade last month."
A Saudi diplomat who had been held for three years as an AQAP hostage is back in Saudi Arabia after being released yesterday. Abdullah al-Khalidi was the Saudi consul in the southern port of Aden. The Saudi Interior Ministry gave no details of his release except to say that it was the result of "intensive efforts" by the Saudi intelligence agency. |
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Ken Hanly
Ken is a retired philosophy professor living in the boondocks of Manitoba, Canada, with his Filipina wife. He enjoys reading the news and writing articles. Politically Ken is on the far left of the political spectrum on many issues.
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