A pro-Houthi activist paints graffiti depicting Saudi-led air strikes on the wall of the Saudi embassy in Sanaa July 29, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - Southern Yemeni fighters backed by a Saudi-led air coalition took more territory from Houthi militiamen on Friday, expanding their control around the port city of Aden, sources in the southern force said.
The Southern Resistance retook much of Aden this month, supported by air strikes waged since late March by Saudi Arabia and its regional allies who are trying to end Houthi control over much of the country and return president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi from exile.
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