Yemeni president asks Saudi Arabia for more weapons

Yemen’s president in exile has asked Saudi Arabia for more weapons to help with the fight against the Houthi rebels in his country. Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi made his request on Tuesday for extra support for the Yemeni National Army and the Popular Resistance in Ta’ez, Anadolu has reported.

President Hadi told Saudi Chief of Staff General Abdul-Rahman Bin Saleh in a telephone call that intensified airstrikes against the “coup militias” and continued cooperation are required to liberate the area around Ta’ez. He hailed Saudi’s support to-date, not least with the Arab coalition led by the Saudis.

For months, there have been clashes between the National Yemeni Army and the Popular Resistance on one side, and the Houthi militias backed by troops loyal to ousted Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on the other.