Reuters: Frontlines of Yemen's war shift in favor of Riyadh
The tide of Yemen's messy war has unexpectedly turned, handing a morale boost and possibly decisive military momentum to Gulf Arab-backed forces bent on ending the ascendancy of the Houthis, a powerful militia they see as a puppet of Iran.
The loss of the strategic southern port of Aden in the space of just a few days is a spectacular reversal for the Houthis, a once obscure rural group that won national importance last year before gaining the upper hand in a four-month-old civil war.
At stake in what happens next is the stability of a country that is a cockpit of rivalry between regional powers Saudi Arabia and Iran, sits on leading international shipping routes and provides a haven for al Qaeda's boldest international wing.
WNU Editor: The war may have shifted to favor Saudi Arabia and its allies in one part of the country, but Yemen is a large country, and this conflict is far from over.
More News On The War In Yemen
Saudi arms shipment arrives in Yemen's Aden airport: official. -- Reuters
Rockets strike key Yemen airport a day after reopening -- Daily Star/AFP
Hadi forces boosted as Saudi jet lands in liberated Aden -- Arab News
After repelling Shiite rebels, Saudi-backed Yemeni troops gain full control of city of Aden -- AP
Yemen's Houthis 'pushed from last Aden stronghold' -- Al Jazeera
Yemen's ex-leader in talks to resolve war: party official -- Sydney Morning Herald
Yemen: First Saudi aid plane arrives in Aden -- Asharq Al-Awsat
U.N. ship brings food aid to Yemen's Aden as fighting rages -- Yemen Online
Will Houthi retreat mean more Yemen aid? -- IRIN
UNESCO launches plan to safeguard Yemen's cultural heritage sites -- UN News Centre
A battle that could define the Yemen war -- Manuel Almeida, Al Arabiya