Houthi fighters ride a vehicle amid clashes between the Houthis and forces loyal to Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday. The Houthis claimed on Monday to have made steady gains over Saleh's forces after six days of heavy urban warfare in Sanaain which dozens of people have been killed. Coalition air strikes pounded Houthi positions in an apparent bid to shore up Saleh's forces, witnesses said. However, in a speech late on Sunday, Saleh formally annulled his alliance with the Houthis and pledged to step up his fight. The re-alignment of Saleh's forces with the Saudis would mark a significant turn in a war which is part of a wider struggle between regional powers Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Source: Bangkok Post December 04, 2017 10:30 UTC