SANAA (Web Desk) – Insurgents took over the palace and residence of Yemen’s besieged president following attacks that threatened to topple a government.
The assaults by the Houthi rebel marked a major setback for Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi.
Witnesses said that his presidential guards fled after Houthi fighters seized the palace Tuesday and surrounded Hadi’s home, where he is thought to be held up, following intense clashes in the capital, Sanaa, that began Monday.
While Hadi apparently has clung to nominal power, the rebels’ leader warned that the offensive “has no ceiling” if the president does not implement plans that include granting more power to the insurgents.
