Helicopters kill 17 as Yemen government moves against Aden militants
Saudi-led helicopters attacked al Qaeda militants in Aden overnight in an effort to dislodge them from a stronghold in the southern port city, killing at least 18 people, medics and a security official said on Sunday.
The assault took place as Saudi-backed forces supporting President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi fought to widen their control of Taiz in the southwest of Yemen after breaking a siege there on Friday.
Islamist militants from al Qaeda and Islamic State have exploited the conflict to expand their control, especially in areas where Hadi supporters have managed to expel the Iran-allied Houthis, including in Aden and Lahej provinces.
Witnesses and medics said Apache helicopters from the Saudi-led coalition struck armoured vehicles and a government compound used by the militants in al-Mansoura district, a stronghold in north Aden. There was no immediate comment from the coalition.
http://in.reuters.com/article/yemen-militants-killed-air-strike-idINKCN0WF04U
In case it is not clear what is going on here, this is the Saudi/Hadi coalition fighing for control of their capital, Aden, with militants from al Qaeda and IS affiliates, who are dug in there.
