Iran-backed Houthis strike Yemen’s Aden: What that means
- The Iran-backed Houthis, an armed group also known as Ansar Allah (Arabic for Supporters of God), have fired missiles at the presidential palace in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, killing five people and wounding 16, on Thursday.
- On Friday, two missiles landed on the grounds of Aden International Airport as a passenger plane prepared to take off for Cairo.
- After the Houthis seized Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, in 2014, the internationally recognised government of Yemen decamped to Aden with the backing of a Saudi-led coalition of Arab countries.
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- The Iran-backed Houthis, an armed group also known as Ansar Allah (Arabic for Supporters of God), have fired missiles at the presidential palace in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, killing five people and wounding 16, on Thursday.
- On Friday, two missiles landed on the grounds of Aden International Airport as a passenger plane prepared to take off for Cairo.
- After the Houthis seized Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, in 2014, the internationally recognised government of Yemen decamped to Aden with the backing of a Saudi-led coalition of Arab countries.
Sources: Al Jazeera