Fighting was fierce Thursday in Aden in Yemen, where forces loyal to President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi managed to regain control of the city in the south.
As for the head of state, he was evacuated to a safe place after overflying by a fighter from his headquarters in Aden, according to a source from the presidency. The device would have dropped a bomb or a missile.
According to the governor of Aden, fighting between supporters and opponents of Yemeni President made a dozen deaths and rebel General Abdel Hafedh al-Sakkaf fled after the takeover by forces loyal to the airport and the main camp these troops.
Aden is the country's second city. President Hadi refuge there in February after escaping from Sanaa, the capital, where he was under house arrest for nearly two months by the Houthi Shiite militia. Militia who seized power in the Yemeni capital.
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