Death of Yemen's Saleh leaves Saudi in tight spot
Seven analysts react to death of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they killed former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, after their partnership against a Saudi-led military coalition collapsed. Saleh has been a dominant figure in Yemeni politics for decades, enjoying the support of many factions, and his killing may intensify a war of almost three years that has created a humanitarian catastrophe.
The former president’s death has not yet been confirmed, but pictures and a video purportedly showing his corpse have surfaced on social media.
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