Yemen Defense Minister Flees Sana'a

Yemen's internationally recognized but nationally disputed president shored up his make-shift seat of power in the port city of Aden on Sunday, as the country's defense minister fled the capital Sana'a to join him. General Mahmoud al-Subaihi defected to Yemen's second city on Sunday, fleeing the Houthi-controlled capital where President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and his cabinet resigned under militia pressure in January. Yemen's prime minister and other senior-level...

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