BBCNEWS Newsday December 5, 2017
Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed just days after abandoning an alliance with a rebel group at the centre of the countrys civil war. The Current Crisis started 2015, when Houthi Rebels believed to be backed by iran took control of parts of the country. A Coalition Led by saudi arabia then began a campaign of airstrikes to try to oust them. Saleh ran the country for more than 30 years and had been seeking talks to bring back the internationally recognised government. Our middle east editor jeremy bowen reports. Ali Abdullah Salehs house has been destroyed by his former allies, the houthis. The...