Houthi rebels claim to have consolidated control in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital, announcing the "end of crisis" within the city.
This comes following a claim by the Iran-backed group that the ex President Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed as he attempted to flee amidst increasing violence involving myriad militias.
A civil war is ongoing in the country since March 2015, when Saudi Arabia embarked on a bombing campaign, fearing the Houthis were being used as a proxy by its arch enemy Iran in order to gain influence on their southern border.
These latest developments come amid a backdrop of serious tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia across the entire middle east, with each one vying for influence, especially in Qatar (Currently under blockade by the Saudis and their allies), Syria, Lebanon and of course Yemen.
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