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| Yemen conflict: Hotel used by PM Bahah hit in Aden | |
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| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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 UAE's state news agency said at least 15 Saudi-led coalition soldiers and government loyalists were killed. | The UAE's state news agency said at least 15 Saudi-led coalition soldiers and government loyalists were killed. |
| There were conflicting reports about the cause of the blasts. | There were conflicting reports about the cause of the blasts. |
| Yemeni government spokesman Rajeh Badi told the Associated Press that rockets were fired at the three locations from outside the city limits. | Yemeni government spokesman Rajeh Badi told the Associated Press that rockets were fired at the three locations from outside the city limits. |
| However, the local newspaper Aden al-Ghad cited Yemeni security sources as saying the explosions were caused by car bombings. | However, the local newspaper Aden al-Ghad cited Yemeni security sources as saying the explosions were caused by car bombings. |
| 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 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 sources added that gunmen also attacked the UAE military headquarters and a residence where Emirati troops are housed, before detonating more car bombs. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | "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. | 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. | 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. |
| Why is there fighting in Yemen? | Why is there fighting in Yemen? |
| The war the world forgot? | The war the world forgot? |
| Yemen's humanitarian catastrophe | Yemen's humanitarian catastrophe |
| Who is fighting whom? | Who is fighting whom? |
| Meeting the Houthis and their enemies | Meeting the Houthis and their enemies |