Saturday, April 18, 2015

Yemen militia says it is besieging rebels at strategic base

In this photo take on Friday, April 17, 2015, smoke rises after a Saudi-led airstrike on Sanaa, Yemen. Iran's foreign minister urged U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday to try to end "the senseless aerial attacks" in Yemen by a Saudi-led coalition and establish a cease-fire. (AP Photo/Shohdi Alsofi) SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Militiamen loyal to Yemen's exiled president besieged an air base once crucial to the U.S. drone program targeting al-Qaida militants in the country, trying to dislodge the Shiite rebels holding the complex, a spokesman said.








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