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On Wednesday the
Sunni Muslim jihadist group Islamic State claimed responsibility
for four car bombs that detonated near mosques used by the
Houthis and the group's headquarters in Sanaa, killing two and
injuring around 60 people. [ID: nL5N0Z41KX]
The Houthis, who are mainly drawn from the Shi'ite Zaydi sect
and are considered heretics by Islamic State, took control of
Sanaa in September, a move that culminated in a messy civil war
and months of air strikes by a Saudi Arabia-led coalition.
U.N. sponsored talks in Geneva between Yemen's warring parties
ended on Friday without a deal.
The Houthis are allied to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh,
who still has the loyalty of much of the army. They are fighting
President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who is exiled in Riyadh, as
well as southern separatists, tribal factions and other
political groups.
Two coalition air raids early on Saturday hit the al-Dulaimi air
base near Sanaa's international airport, while several others
targeted Saada in northern Yemen and areas near the border with
Saudi Arabia, witnesses and the Houthis said.
In Marib, a region east of Sanaa contested in fighting for the
past three months, 15 Houthis and four tribal fighters were
killed in clashes on Saturday morning, tribal sources told
Reuters.
(Reporting By Mohammed Ghobari; Writing by Angus McDowall;
Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)
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