Forces involved in Aden fighting are Yemeni: Local militia

AFP , Sunday 3 May 2015

Yemen
In this Tuesday, April 21, 2015 file photo, smoke rises after a Saudi-led airstrike hits a site where many believe the largest weapons cache in Yemen's capital, Sanaa (Photo: AP)

The fighters battling the Houthi militia around Aden airport are Yemenis, not Arab special forces troops deployed by the Saudi-led coalition, Ali al-Ahmadi, spokesman for the Southern Popular Resistance, said on Sunday.

Ahmadi had earlier said there were 40-50 special forces fighters from other Arab countries who had arrived in Aden to help local militia against the Houthis, but later said this was wrong.

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