US troops withdraw from Yemen
NEWS DESK (DİHA) - The United States has evacuated its remaining military personnel from Yemen because of the deteriorating security situation, US officials have confirmed.
On Saturday, Yemeni officials said about 100 US troops were leaving an air base near a southern city that was stormed by al-Qaeda fighters on Friday. There has been mounting violence by rival armed groups in Yemen, including Houthi rebels, al-Qaeda and ISIS.
The UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting on Yemen on Sunday. It was requested by Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, who fled to the southern port city of Aden after the capital was taken over by Houthis last month.
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