Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed just days after abandoning an alliance with a rebel group at the centre of the countrys civil war. The Current Crisis started 2015, when Houthi Rebels believed to be backed by iran took control of parts of the country. A Coalition Led by saudi arabia then began a campaign of airstrikes to try to oust them. Saleh ran the country for more than 30 years and had been seeking talks to bring back the internationally recognised government. Our middle east editor jeremy bowen reports. Ali Abdullah Salehs house has been destroyed by his former allies, the houthis. They might not be able to break the power of salehs extended family, and the Tribal Network that helped him hold power in yemen for 30 years. A houthi tank crew near the house celebrated. A fighter, abu ahmad, said, thank god for the great victory and the end of the most corrupt leader in the islamic world. Houthi fighters killed saleh as he tried to flee sanaa, the capital, for his home town. Mobile
In the morning in yemen where the former president , ali Abdullah Saleh, has been killed just days after abandoning an alliance with a rebel group at the centre of the countrys civil war. The Current Crisis started in 2015, when Houthi Rebels believed to be backed by iran took control of parts of the country. A Coalition Led by saudi arabia then began a campaign of airstrikes to try to oust them. Saleh ran the country for more than 30 years and had been seeking talks to bring back the internationally recognised government. Our middle east editor jeremy bowen reports. Ali Abdullah Salehs house has been destroyed by his former allies, the houthis. They might not be able to break the power of salehs extended family, and the Tribal Network that helped him hold power in yemen for 30 years. A houthi tank crew near the house celebrated. A fighter, abu ahmad, said, thank god for the great victory and the end of the most corrupt leader in the islamic world. Houthi fighters killed saleh as he tr
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