- Title: YEMEN-SECURITY/ADEN Arab warplanes strike Aden's historic Seera castle
- Date: 23rd June 2015
- Summary: ADEN, YEMEN (JUNE 22, 2015) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF OTTOMAN-ERA SEERA CASTLE
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- Location: Yemen
- Country: Yemen
- Topics: General
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- Story Text: Saudi-led coalition forces struck the Ottoman-era Seera castle, residents said, destroying part of the ancient structure, a symbol of the southern port city of Aden and the latest cultural site in Yemen to suffer damage in the war.
The attack early Monday (June 22) morning was one of at least 20 air strikes by the Sunni-Arab coalition across Yemen on the same day.
Separate raids hit Aden's international airport, controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis.
Residents in Hajja province along the Saudi border with Yemen reported five air raids on buildings housing Houthi forces and their army allies, who have repeatedly clashed with Saudi forces in recent weeks.
An Arab military coalition has been bombing the Houthis for three months to restore the country's exiled government and fend off what they see as Iranian influence.
The Houthis took over the capital Sanaa in September and spread throughout the country in a push they view as a revolution against a corrupt government. They deny any military links with their allies in Iran.
Backed up by Arab bombings and weapons drops, local fighters in Yemen's south and its main city Aden have resisted the heavily armed militia's advance.
Mainly drawn from the Shi'ite Zaydi sect, the Houthis are allied to Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who still has the loyalty of much of the army.
They are fighting President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who is exiled in Riyadh, and southern separatists, tribal factions and other political groups. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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