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Yemen conflict: Hotel used by PM Badah hit in Aden Yemen conflict: Hotel used by PM Badah hit in Aden
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A hotel in Aden housing Yemen's prime minister and his cabinet has been hit by a rocket attack, residents say. Yemeni PM Khaled Bahah has escaped unharmed from an attack on the hotel where he and his cabinet were staying in the city of Aden, officials say.
There are reports of casualties, though not among ministers staying there. Several explosions rocked the Qasr hotel on Tuesday morning, as well as the headquarters of troops from the UAE backing the government and a residence.
The Qasr hotel has been used a seat of government since a Saudi-led coalition forced Houthi rebels from Aden, Yemen's second city. The UAE's state news agency said at least 15 Saudi-led coalition soldiers and government loyalists were killed.
The Houthi rebels advanced on the city and in March forced President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and the government to flee to Saudi Arabia. There were conflicting reports about the cause of the blasts.
In July, pro-government militiamen and soldiers drove the Houthis and allied army units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh out of the port city with the help of coalition ground forces. Yemeni government spokesman Rajeh Badi told the Associated Press that rockets were fired at the three locations from outside the city limits.
Mr Hadi returned to Aden from exile late last month, though he was not reported to be staying at the Hotel Qasr when it was attacked early on Tuesday. However, the local newspaper Aden al-Ghad cited Yemeni security sources as saying the explosions were caused by car bombings.
Residents have complained that the city has descended into chaos and lawlessness, with jihadist militants affiliated to al-Qaeda and Islamic State seen on the streets. The sources said unidentified gunmen armed with automatic weapons and mortars had fought guards stationed at the main gate of the Qasr Hotel before driving an explosives-packed vehicle into the main compound and blowing it up.
The UN says almost 4,900 people have been killed in the past six months of fighting in Yemen, including 2,200 civilians. The sources added that gunmen also attacked the UAE military headquarters and a residence where Emirati troops are housed, before detonating more car bombs.
Aden al-Ghad also quoted Yemen's Minister of Youth and Sport, Nayef al-Bakri, as saying the attacks involved suicide bombers.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks.
However, the UAE's minister of state for foreign affairs blamed the Houthi rebel movement and allied army units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who he claimed were determined to destroy Yemen.
"The situation on the ground shows that they are waging a losing battle and that their role has been diminished to retreating on the ground and to try to inflict damage with mines, ambushes and rockets," Anwar Gargash wrote on Twitter.
Pro-government and Saudi-led coalition forces drove the rebels out of Aden in July, allowing Mr Bahah and President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi to return from exile. They have since pushed north towards the capital, Sanaa, which the rebels control.
The UN says almost 4,900 people, including 2,355 civilians, have been killed in coalition air strikes and fighting on the ground in Yemen over the past six months.
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