Loyalists of former Yemen ruler reject foreign intervention

[WorldNews]

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Army officers loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, a powerful ally of Yemen's Houthi militia, strongly reject any foreign intervention to end the country's worsening conflict, a statement carried on a website affiliated to Saleh said. Hadi, a political foe of Saleh's, asked the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to back military action by "willing countries" to combat an advance by the Houthis, who seized the capital in September and become Yemen's de facto main power. The statement by the Higher Committee added that all armed forces members "will confront with all their strength and heroism" any threat to Yemen's unity and territorial integrity. His forces have stationed tanks and artillery on a number of roads linking north and south Yemen.

 

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