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Thousands of Yemenis rally in Sanaa on war's second anniversary
2017-03-27 11:36:13 GMT+8
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Thousands of Yemenis in support of Shiite Houthi rebels converged on Al-Sabeen Square on Sunday in the capital Sanaa to mark the second anniversary of the civil war.
Crowds raised banners in protest against the Saudi-led intervention and chanting a vow to “resist to the end”.
Former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, a Huthi ally and political rival of current head of state Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, appeared briefly in person at the rally to thunderous applause.
A man waves traditional daggers as he attends with supporters of the Houthi movement and Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh a rally to mark two years of the military intervention by the Saudi-led coalition, in Sanaa, Yemen March 26, 2017. /CFP Photo
Sunday’s protest came a day after a rebel court in Sanaa sentenced Hadi to death in absentia for high treason.
The court found Hadi guilty of “usurping the title of president after the end of his term in office… instigating attacks by Saudi Arabia and undermining the independence and integrity of the Republic of Yemen”, the rebel-controlled Saba agency said.
Six members of the Hadi government were also sentenced to death.
Since the Saudi Arabia-led coalition's military operation began in March 2015, Yemen has been torn apart. The war has led to thousands of civilian deaths and caused what the United Nations calls a humanitarian disaster, which so far has no sign of ending.
(With inputs from AFP)
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