
World View: Yemen’s President Flees to Aden, Calls Houthis ‘Illegitimate’
Yemen’s president flees to Aden, calls Houthis ‘illegitimate’; Nigeria’s army recaptures Baga, site of 2,000 deaths in Boko Haram massacres

Yemen’s president flees to Aden, calls Houthis ‘illegitimate’; Nigeria’s army recaptures Baga, site of 2,000 deaths in Boko Haram massacres

In September, the al-Houthi militias moved south and captured Sanaa, the nation’s capital, ousting the Sunni-led government. Since then, they’ve continued to take control of additional mainly Sunni provinces, and it’s now thought that the al-Houthis control about 70% of the army’s capabilities.