Houthi rebels driven out of central Aden city

Houthi rebels and their allies have withdrawn from the Crater district and a presidential palace in Aden.

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen on April 3 released a film about the airbase they use in southern Saudi Arabia.

Smoke rises from clashes in Aden city (Photo: Reuters)

Accordingly, fighter jets from Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates took off from bases near the Yemen border to conduct airstrikes on Houthi positions in Yemen.

On April 3, forces loyal to the President of Yemen pushed Houthi rebels out of the city center of Aden.

Nine days ago, Saudi Arabia led a coalition of Arab countries in airstrikes to halt the Houthi advance and declared the return of legitimate power to current President Hadi. This intervention shows Saudi Arabia's decisive action to prevent what it sees as the increasing influence of Iran (Shiite) in the region.

According to Aden residents, Houthi rebels and their allies have withdrawn from the Crater district and a palace belonging to President Hadi.

Houthi rebels, along with troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, have been in power in Yemen since they seized the capital Sanaa in September 2014. Last week, President Hadi fled his hideout in Aden to flee abroad.

Yemen, the poorest country on the Arabian Peninsula, is sinking deeper into instability after years of separatist movements, tribal conflicts, sectarian violence and an al-Qaeda insurgency against US drones./.

According to VOV