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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Patrick Wintour in New York

US-UK airstrikes have not seriously hurt Houthis’ capability, says Yemeni leader

Members of a Houthi band raise their arms in the air while holding ceremonial knives
Members of a Houthi band perform at the weekend during a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the group’s seizure of northern Yemen. Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA

US-UK airstrikes in Yemen designed to end the Houthi disruption of commercial shipping have not seriously degraded the group’s military capability, the vice-chair of the UN-recognised government in Yemen has said.

Aidarous al-Zubaidi told the Guardian in an interview he feared the Houthis were using the strikes to rally support behind their cause by portraying the west as the aggressor in Yemen.

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