US-UK airstrikes have not seriously hurt Houthis’ capability, says Yemeni leader
by Patrick Wintour in New York from on (#6QZ54)
Yemen government vice-chair fears strikes intended to end shipping chaos are instead helping Houthis rally support
US-UK airstrikes in Yemen designed to end the Houthi disruption of commercial shipping have not seriously degraded the group's military capability, the vice-chair of the UN-recognised government in Yemen has said.
Aidarous al-Zubaidi told the Guardian in an interview he feared the Houthis were using the strikes to rally support behind their cause by portraying the west as the aggressor in Yemen.
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