A pro-Houthi activist paints graffiti during a campaign against Saudi-led air strikes on the wall of the Saudi embassy in Sanaa August 2, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
(This August 3 story's headline has been corrected to show that the base was retaken from Houthis by pro-Hadi fighters)
ADEN (Reuters) - Fighters loyal to Yemen's exiled president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, bolstered by Gulf Arab support, seized the country's largest military base from Houthi forces on Monday after heavy combat in which dozens were killed or captured, a pro-Hadi commander said.
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