In Yemen, thousands of people demonstrated Sunday in the streets of Taiz to denounce the presence of Shiite militiamen in the city, the third of the country.
These militia called Houthis already control much of the territory, including the capital Sanaa. They are now seeking to extend their influence southward. In Taiz, they invested the airport and several neighborhoods.
"The people of Taiz are all there to say no to the militia said one of the protesters. We will always be there to defend the city, with all our strength. We do not move until the militia will not leave the seat of the governorate. "
President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi is several weeks refuge in Aden. To counter the advance of the Houthi militia, he tries to mobilize the military and loyalist tribes who are still loyal to him.
The Security Council of the UN was to meet on Sunday in New York to address the latest developments in Yemen.
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