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A Houthi follower in Sanaa on December 3, 2017 as the rebels' alliance with ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh continues to come apart. Yahya Arhab / EPA
A Houthi follower in Sanaa on December 3, 2017 as the rebels' alliance with ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh continues to come apart. Yahya Arhab / EPASanaa 'paralysed' in rebel-alliance clashes
The 'marriage of convenience' between ex-president Saleh and Houthis appears to be over
Ali Mahmood
December 04, 2017