Smoke rises from the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa September 18, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
MARIB, Yemen (Reuters) - As Gulf Arab troops push through Yemen's central desert into the mountains that lead to the capital held by the Houthis, their Iran-allied foe, winning the hearts and minds of the heavily armed tribes who rule in this area is essential.
The loyalties of the province, whose modest oil wealth is important to Yemen where even before the war over the half the population lived in poverty, are divided.
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