On Monday Yemeni rebels killed their erstwhile ally Ali Abdullah Saleh, the country's former president and strongman, as their forces battled for control of the capital, Sanaa, officials said. Saleh's death was announced by the rebels, known as Houthis, who have been fighting Saleh's forces for the past week. "The leader of treason has been killed," Houthis' TV network al-Masriah said. Houthi fighters ride on the back of a truck amid clashes with forces loyal to Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday. A Houthi media official, Abdel-Rahman al-Ahnomi told the Associated Press that Houthi fighters killed Saleh as he tried to flee to Saudi Arabia through the province of Marib, to the east of the capital.

Source: CBC News December 04, 2017 16:30 UTC