Yemen's Houthi fighters pull back in central Aden: residents

[April 03, 2015]  ADEN (Reuters) - Houthi fighters and their allies have pulled back from the central Aden district of Crater after overnight clashes with gunmen loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, residents and local officials said on Friday.

Residents said the Houthis had withdrawn to the Khor Maksar neighborhood after one of their tanks was destroyed and another taken over by Hadi loyalists.

Aden is the last stronghold of fighters loyal to Hadi, who fled the city eight days ago. Houthis have continued to make gains despite more than a week of Saudi-led air strikes against them, though they have faced occasional reverses.

(Reporting by Mohammad Mukhashaf, Mohammed Ghobari and Amena Bakr; Writing by Dominic Evans; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

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