Yemen Houthis fight for control of Arhab
Fighters target area north of Sanaa, home to country’s main opposition al-Islah party, in effort to consolidate control.
Published On 16 Dec 2014
Yemen’s Shia Houthi fighters have attacked an area north of Sanaa, home to the country’s main opposition party, al-Islah.
It is part of a Houthi effort to consolidate further control of the country, even after forcing a power-sharing deal with the government earlier this year.
Al Jazeera’s Randolph Nogel explains.
Source: Al Jazeera