Shi'ite Houthi rebels man a checkpoint in Sanaa December 11, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi
SANAA (Reuters) - Houthi fighters prevented Yemen's new army chief from entering the defence ministry on Tuesday in a fresh show of power, a day after the Shi'ite faction accused the president of promoting corruption and demanded that it oversee state funds.
The escalation of tension between Houthis who control the Yemeni capital Sanaa and Western-backed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi raises the prospect of open confrontation after months in which Hadi sought to appease the group.
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