According to Yemeni Presidential guards, the former president fled Aden as Houthis entered�the city�on Wednesday. This comes as an aide to Hadi�has denied the resigned president fled the southern city.
Members of the Houthi Ansarullah movement also detained Hadi's�Defense Minister Mahmoud�al-Subaihi in Aden and transferred him to the capital, Sana�a.
Former Yemeni Defense Minister Mahmoud al-Subaihi The latest developments come as Yemeni forces backed by Ansarullah revolutionaries seized the al-Anad air base, located about 50 kilometers north of Aden.
A spokesman for the Houthis said the ongoing conflict is aimed at fighting against al-Qaeda militants and the country�s former president.
The spokesman added that the Houthis would respect the rights of people in southern Yemen.
Days earlier, Yemen�s Houthi movement named Major General Hussein Khairan as the new defense minister for the country.
By Press TV
