SANAA: Shiite militiamen who seized power in Yemen vowed to defy “threats” as the UN Security Council prepared to adopt a resolution Sunday calling on them to step aside or face consequences.
Yemen is a traditional US ally in the fight against Al-Qaeda, but the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country has descended into chaos since the militia known as Huthis overran the capital in September.
Another city they captured last year, Ibb in central Yemen, was the scene of violence on Sunday when Huthis fired live rounds to disperse hundreds of protesters, wounding several of them.
Following their seizure of Sanaa and Ibb, matters …read more
Source: theSun
