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                Pro-Government Forces Recapture Key Yemeni Base

   by VOA News

   Forces backing Yemeni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi recaptured an
   important military base from Houthi rebels on Tuesday, as they continue
   a push to reverse the Houthi campaign that forced Hadi to flee the
   country in March.

   The pro-government fighters, backed by airstrikes from a Saudi-led
   coalition, seized the Al-Anad air base located about 60 kilometers from
   the port city of Aden.
   The base was an important intelligence site used by U.S. forces in
   their campaign of drone strikes against Yemen-based al-Qaida in the
   Arabian Peninsula.

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   With the help of the Saudi-led airstrikes and shipments of weapons and
   vehicles from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the
   pro-government forces have made recent progress, chiefly regaining
   control of Aden last month.

   The Houthis still control large areas of Yemen, including the capital
   Sanaa, which they seized nearly a year ago.
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