Yemen Shiite Rebels Capture Northern City
Fighters from a Yemeni Shiite rebel group took control Tuesday of a northwestern city where they have been fighting for weeks with conservative Sunnis from one of the country's largest tribes, government and military officials said.
The officials said the rebels seized control of the city of Amran, about 45 miles north of the capital Sanaa, deploying fighters and vehicles at government offices, banks and shops.
Witnesses said fighters from the Hashid tribal confederation, one of Yemen's largest, allied with the country's Muslim Brotherhood group, the Islah party, were nowhere to be seen in the city. In weeks of fighting, the tribesmen were backed by a local army unit. But the officials and witnesses said the rebel fighters did not storm or take over the military camps in the city.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
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