After months of political and military stalemate, the street battles between Saleh’s forces and the Houthi militiamen have marked a turning point in the conflict. The Houthis, who descended from their northern enclave and seized Yemen’s capital in 2014 with the help of Saleh’s forces, are now becoming isolated in the face of popular anger. A southern Sanaa district that houses the residential compound of Saleh and his family was surrounded during the intense clashes. Medical officials in Sanaa said nearly 75 people from both sides were killed and wounded in clashes there. The cracks deepened in August after street fighting ended with the killing of one of Saleh’s close associates, Khaled al-Radhi.

Source: National Post December 03, 2017 09:54 UTC